On Sat, 2013-05-04 at 11:28:25 -0700, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Guillem Jover wrote: > > ... I'm attaching a small tentative patch, on the best place I could > > find, just in case. > > I think it belongs in section "issues.dbk": > > Sometimes, changes introduced in a new release have side-effects > we cannot reasonably avoid, [...] > > Ideally it should be self-contained to help people working in a > setting without access to the Internet but with access to a Debian > mirror. How about something like the following? > > <section id="dpkg-set-selections"> > <title><command>dpkg --set-selections</command> changes</title> > <para> > The <command>dpkg --set-selections</command> command is now aware of the > machine architecture of packages it selects and can only set the state > for known packages. Therefore an up-to-date <filename>available</filename> > database is needed for the command to be useful. > </para> > <para> > To update the <filename>available</filename> database on an > <systemitem role="package">apt</systemitem>-based system, run > <command>sync-available</command> command from the > <systemitem role="package">dctrl-tools</systemitem> package. > See the <ulink url="&url-wiki;Teams/Dpkg/FAQ">dpkg FAQ</ulink> > for more information. > </para> > </section>
Ah, much better indeed, thanks Jonathan. Thanks, Guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-dpkg-bugs-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
