-"Package action lines consist of five fields in Version 2: old version, "
-"direction of version change (< for upgrades, > for downgrades, = for "
-"no change), new version, action. The version fields are \"-\" for no version "
-"at all (for example when installing a package for the first time; no version "
-"is treated as earlier than any real version, so that is an upgrade, "
-"indicated as <literal>- < 1.23.4</literal>). The action field is "
-"\"**CONFIGURE**\" if the package is being configured, \"**REMOVE**\" if it "
-"is being removed, or the filename of a .deb file if it is being unpacked."
+"Package action lines consist of five fields in Version 2: package name "
+"(without architecture qualification even if foreign), old version, direction "
+"of version change (< for upgrades, > for downgrades, = for no change), "
+"new version, action. The version fields are \"-\" for no version at all (for "
+"example when installing a package for the first time; no version is treated "
+"as earlier than any real version, so that is an upgrade, indicated as "
+"<literal>- < 1.23.4</literal>). The action field is \"**CONFIGURE**\" if "
+"the package is being configured, \"**REMOVE**\" if it is being removed, or "
+"the filename of a .deb file if it is being unpacked."