Bug#857974: tworld: uninstallable after binNMU

[Andreas Beckmann]

On 2017-03-16 20:56, Rhonda D'Vine wrote:
>      Hi,
> 
> * Andreas Beckmann <anbe at debian.org> [2017-03-16 20:48:35 CET]:
>> during a test with piuparts I noticed your package is no longer
>> installable in sid:
>>
>> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>>  tworld : Depends: tworld-data (= 1.3.2-2+b1) but 1.3.2-2 is to be installed
>>
>> This dependency is generated by 
>>   dh_installdocs --link-doc
>> from an arch:any to an arch:all package
> 
>  That sounds a bug in dh_installdocs then if it doesn't use the binNMU
> safe dependency setting in that case.

That is broken by design: #766711

>  Is there a workaround for it?  How do other packages deal with that, or
> is that something that can get fixed in debhelper?

don't use it between arch:any and arch:all packages

(and don't forget d-m-h symlink_to_dir ...)


Andreas

(looks like I'll have to write a new piuparts bug template if this
happens more frequently)