Bug#539389: 10.9.1 contains wrong sentence about postrm usage

2009-08-07 Thread Russ Allbery
Patrick Schoenfeld writes: > 10.9.1 The use of dpkg-statoverride states: > > "The corresponding dpkg-statoverride --remove calls can then be made > unconditionally when the package is purged." > > This is not true, because dpkg-statoverride fails, if no override > exists, causing the purge to fai

Bug#539389: 10.9.1 contains wrong sentence about postrm usage

2009-07-31 Thread Guillem Jover
Hi! On Fri, 2009-07-31 at 13:58:29 +0200, Patrick Schoenfeld wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.8.2.0 > Severity: normal > 10.9.1 The use of dpkg-statoverride states: > > "The corresponding dpkg-statoverride --remove calls can then be made > unconditionally when the package is purged."

Bug#539389: 10.9.1 contains wrong sentence about postrm usage

2009-07-31 Thread Patrick Schoenfeld
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.8.2.0 Severity: normal Hi, 10.9.1 The use of dpkg-statoverride states: "The corresponding dpkg-statoverride --remove calls can then be made unconditionally when the package is purged." This is not true, because dpkg-statoverride fails, if no override exists, ca