SYNOPSIS
coinst-upgrades [options] -o file control-file1 control-file2
DESCRIPTION
coinst-upgrades takes as input two Debian control files corresponding to two versions of a Debian repository and output a report listing all packages that coult be installed together in the initial version of the repository (specified by control-file1) and that can no longer be installed together in the final version of the repository (specified by control-file2), and explaining why they can no longer be installed together.
If the control files are compressed, they will be automatically uncompressed by the tool.
OPTIONS
- --break sets
-
Specify that some packages does not have to be compatible any longer
and that the corresponding issue should be omitted from the report.
The argument
sets
is a comma-separated list of sets of packages. Each set is either a
list of binary package names separated by a vertical bar symbol |, or
a wildcard~_ standing for any package.
We explain this option through examples.
You can write
--break libjpeg62-dev
to state that package
libjpeg62-dev
does not have to remain installable.
But it is usually better to indicate that the package should remain
installable but that it is fine if it is no longer installable with
some other packages:
--break
libjpeg62-dev,_.
You can be even more precise and specify that two given packages can
become incompatible, but that any other incompatibility should be
reported:
--break
parallel,moreutils.
Finally, you can use the vertical bar symbol to factorize several sets
of packages:
--break
'unoconv,python-uno|docvert-libreoffice'
means that package
unoconv
does not have to remain installable together with
python-uno
nor
docvert-libreoffice.
- --debug name
-
Activate debug option
name.
Use
--debug help
to list available debug options.
- -help, --help
-
Print a usage message briefly summarizing the command-line options.
- -o file
-
Write the report to this file.
- --popcon file
-
Use popcon data from this file to order issues.
AUTHOR
Coinst-upgrades has been written by Jérôme Vouillon.