packaging: remove version info from Breaks+Replaces in Debian package
The versioned Breaks: and Replaces: cause problem when trying to install
our package over the one in Debian.
$ sudo apt install ./packages/debian-buster/mercurial_5.2~rc0+15-buster-
a2ff3aff81d2_amd64.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'mercurial' instead of './packages/debian-buster/mercurial_5.2~rc0+15-buster-
a2ff3aff81d2_amd64.deb'
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
mercurial : Breaks: mercurial-common (< 5.2~rc0+15-buster-
a2ff3aff81d2) but 5.2~rc0-1 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Removing version information resolves the situation.
--- a/contrib/packaging/debian/control Thu Oct 24 17:28:57 2019 +0200
+++ b/contrib/packaging/debian/control Fri Oct 25 14:02:40 2019 +0200
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
${python3:Depends},
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: wish
-Replaces: mercurial-common (<< ${source:Version})
-Breaks: mercurial-common (<< ${source:Version})
+Replaces: mercurial-common
+Breaks: mercurial-common
Architecture: any
Description: fast, easy to use, distributed revision control tool.
Mercurial is a fast, lightweight Source Control Management system designed