On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 11:56:02PM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote: > On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 03:14:37PM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote: > > It would appear that the situation has deteriorated further. dpkg 1.21.2 > > now issues a warning on all merged-usr systems: > > > > Setting up dpkg (1.21.2) ... > > dpkg: warning: System unsupported due to merged-usr-via-aliased-dirs. > > dpkg: warning: See <https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#broken-usrmerge>. > > Update: in dpkg 1.21.3, the warning now reads: > > dpkg: warning: This system uses merged-usr-via-aliased-dirs, going behind > dpkg's > dpkg: warning: back, breaking its core assumptions. This can cause silent file > dpkg: warning: overwrites and disappearances, and its general tools > misbehavior. > dpkg: warning: See <https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#broken-usrmerge>. > > While more explicit, I think the issue remains, both with this message > and with the page it links to.
Update: we're now even further into full-blown "fights in the archive" territory: https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-changes/2022/03/msg03658.html Changed-By: Bastian Blank <wa...@debian.org> Changes: dpkg (1.21.5+nmu1) unstable; urgency=medium . * Non-maintainer upload. * Revert rebellion against CTTE decision #994388: - Remove warning about unsupported system. - Don't install dpkg-fsys-usrunmess. https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-changes/2022/03/msg03660.html Changed-By: Guillem Jover <guil...@debian.org> Changes: dpkg (1.21.6) unstable; urgency=medium . - This also clears a bullying NMU. - . [ Guillem Jover ] * Documentation: - man: Document untracked kernel module files handling in dpkg-fsys-usrunmess(8).