[oe] [PATCH] deb packages support: switch from /var/dpkg to /var/lib/dpkg

[Filip Zyzniewski]

On 2/13/11, Martin Jansa <martin.jansa at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 08:26:58PM +0100, Filip Zyzniewski wrote:

> I'm not using dpkg with OE, so personally I don't care, but be aware
> that this change breaks upgrade path for every-package which is using
> u-a. You need another hack moving /var/dpkg/alternatives content to
> /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives, before first alternative is
> reinstalled/upgraded, otherwise it will use alternative with lower
> priority even when there is alternative with higher.


DPKG support was not functional until recently (my patches are an
attempt to get it back to working state), so I don't think there is
any distro/system I would break by these.

Is it still a concern in this case?

bye,
Filip Zyzniewski