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diff --git a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml index 3a4549a80..f5e1f966d 100644 --- a/doc/apt.conf.5.xml +++ b/doc/apt.conf.5.xml @@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ APT { DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";}; </programlisting></informalexample> - <para>In general the sample configuration file in - <filename>&docdir;examples/apt.conf</filename> &configureindex; + <para>In general the sample configuration file &configureindex; is a good guide for how it should look.</para> <para>Case is not significant in names of configuration items, so in the @@ -691,11 +690,17 @@ DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt";}; will abort. APT will pass the filenames of all .deb files it is going to install to the commands, one per line on standard input.</para> - <para>Version 2 of this protocol dumps more information, including the + <para>Version 2 of this protocol dumps more information, including the protocol version, the APT configuration space and the packages, files - and versions being changed. Version 2 is enabled by setting - <literal>DPkg::Tools::options::cmd::Version</literal> to 2. <literal>cmd</literal> is a - command given to <literal>Pre-Install-Pkgs</literal>.</para></listitem> + and versions being changed. Version 3 adds the architecture and <literal>MultiArch</literal> + flag to each version being dumped.</para> + + <para>The version of the protocol to be used for the command + <literal><replaceable>cmd</replaceable></literal> can be chosen by setting + <literal>DPkg::Tools::options::<replaceable>cmd</replaceable>::Version</literal> + accordingly, the default being version 1. If APT isn't supporting the requested + version it will send the information in the highest version it has support for instead. + </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term><option>Run-Directory</option></term> |