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authorMichael Vogt <egon@bottom>2006-12-14 12:39:29 +0100
committerMichael Vogt <egon@bottom>2006-12-14 12:39:29 +0100
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* merged the apt-breaks-iwj branch
* pulled in the other remaining ubuntu changes
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@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ The basic dpkg package control file supports the following major features:-
productivity of the package
<item>Conflicts, to specify a package which must NOT be installed
in order for the package to be configured
+ <item>Breaks, to specify a package which is broken by the
+ package and which should therefore not be configured while broken
</list>
Each of these dependencies can specify a version and a depedency on that
version, for example "<= 0.5-1", "== 2.7.2-1", etc. The comparators available