[Reproducible-commits] [dpkg] 03/63: man: Packages are automatically forgotten only if they contain no user data

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commit 4a2c19ed61d5b8c57f33526bf3566ac6213adae2
Author: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
Date:   Sun Jan 31 11:01:12 2016 +0100

    man: Packages are automatically forgotten only if they contain no user data
    
    If a package in the database contains a selection for example, then it
    will not be forgotten.
    
    Closes: #813179
---
 debian/changelog | 2 ++
 man/dpkg.1       | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9052fe7..18e9ae6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ dpkg (1.18.5) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     - Document and improve C/C++ programs exit codes in man pages.
     - Clarify dpkg --path-exclude/--path-include pathname filter behavior.
       Closes: #811267
+    - Clarify that packages are only automatically forgotten by dpkg if they
+      contain no user data, such as package selections. Closes: #813179
 
   [ Updated programs translations ]
   * Portuguese (Miguel Figueiredo).
diff --git a/man/dpkg.1 b/man/dpkg.1
index 4c61f7a..970824a 100644
--- a/man/dpkg.1
+++ b/man/dpkg.1
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ must refer to a directory instead.
 .TP
 .B \-\-forget\-old\-unavail
 Now \fBobsolete\fP and a no-op as \fBdpkg\fP will automatically forget
-uninstalled unavailable packages (since dpkg 1.15.4).
+uninstalled unavailable packages (since dpkg 1.15.4), but only those that
+do not contain user information such as package selections.
 .TP
 .B \-\-clear\-avail
 Erase the existing information about what packages are available.

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