r1653: * dh_strip: Add note to man page that the detached debugging symbols optionsversion_4.1.90

     mean the package must build-depend on a new enough version of binutils.
     Closes: #231382
   * dh_installdebconf: The debconf dependency has changed to include
     "| debconf-2.0". Closes: #230622

3 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/dh_installdebconf b/dh_installdebconf
index c9c72b2a..66dafd0c 100755
--- a/dh_installdebconf
+++ b/dh_installdebconf
@@ -112,13 +112,14 @@ foreach my $package (@{$dh{DOPACKAGES}}) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	# I'm going with debconf 0.5 because it was the first
+	# "modern" one.
+	my $debconfdep="debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0";
 	if ($config ne '' || $templates ne '') {
-		# I'm going with debconf 0.5 because it was the first
-		# "modern" one.
-		addsubstvar($package, "misc:Depends", "debconf", ">= 0.5");
+		addsubstvar($package, "misc:Depends", $debconfdep);
 	}
 	else {
-		addsubstvar($package, "misc:Depends", "debconf", ">= 0.5", 1); # remove
+		addsubstvar($package, "misc:Depends", $debconfdep, undef, 1); # remove
 	}
 	
 	if (($config ne '' || $templates ne '') && ! $dh{NOSCRIPTS}) {
diff --git a/dh_perl b/dh_perl
index 65b1da07..7e446b53 100755
--- a/dh_perl
+++ b/dh_perl
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ full perl package. If so, you can pass the -d option to make dh_perl generate
 a dependency on the correct base package. This is only necessary for some
 packages that are included in the base system.
 
+Note that this flag may cause no dependency on perl-base to be generated at
+all. perl-base is Essential, so its dependency can be left out, unless a
+versioned dependency is needed.
+
 =item B<-V>
 
 By default, scripts and architecture independent modules don't depend
diff --git a/dh_strip b/dh_strip
index 93d59b36..a0906181 100755
--- a/dh_strip
+++ b/dh_strip
@@ -58,12 +58,18 @@ automatically load up the debugging symbols from it when debugging libfoo.
 
 This option may be repeated to list more than one package.
 
+Note that if you use this option, your package should build-depend on
+binutils (>= 2.12.90.0.9).
+
 =item B<-k>, B<--keep-debug>
 
 Debug symbols will be retained, but split into an independant
 file in usr/lib/debug/ in the package build directory. --dbg-package
 is easier to use than this option, but this option is more flexible.
 
+Note that if you use this option, your package should build-depend on
+binutils (>= 2.12.90.0.9).
+
 =back
 
 =head1 NOTES