deal with empty values properly in deb822 parser

[apt.git] / doc / dpkg-tech.dbk

diff --git a/doc/dpkg-tech.dbk b/doc/dpkg-tech.dbk
index 660ccabc9702219fff2506ceece0660b73592a41..f95716cf4e5b4d30c126ce9545146251f068b153 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/dpkg-tech.dbk
+++ b/doc/dpkg-tech.dbk
@@ -222,13 +222,11 @@ Where <replaceable>Want</replaceable> may be one of
 <emphasis>unknown</emphasis>, <emphasis>install</emphasis>,
 <emphasis>hold</emphasis>, <emphasis>deinstall</emphasis>,
 <emphasis>purge</emphasis>. <replaceable>Flag</replaceable> may
 <emphasis>unknown</emphasis>, <emphasis>install</emphasis>,
 <emphasis>hold</emphasis>, <emphasis>deinstall</emphasis>,
 <emphasis>purge</emphasis>. <replaceable>Flag</replaceable> may

-be one of <emphasis>ok</emphasis>, <emphasis>reinstreq</emphasis>,
-<emphasis>hold</emphasis>,
-<emphasis>hold-reinstreq</emphasis>. <replaceable>Status</replaceable> may
-be one of <emphasis>not-installed</emphasis>, <emphasis>unpacked</emphasis>,
-<emphasis>half-configured</emphasis>, <emphasis>installed</emphasis>,
-<emphasis>half-installed</emphasis> <emphasis>config-files</emphasis>,
-<emphasis>post-inst-failed</emphasis>, <emphasis>removal-failed</emphasis>.
+be one of <emphasis>ok</emphasis>, <emphasis>reinstreq</emphasis>.
+<replaceable>Status</replaceable> may
+be one of <emphasis>not-installed</emphasis>, <emphasis>config-files</emphasis>,
+<emphasis>half-installed</emphasis>, <emphasis>unpacked</emphasis>,
+<emphasis>half-configured</emphasis> and <emphasis>installed</emphasis>.

 The states are as follows:-
 </para>
 <variablelist>
 The states are as follows:-
 </para>
 <variablelist>


@@ -287,22 +285,6 @@ nothing else.
 </para>
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 </para>
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>

-<varlistentry>
-<term>post-inst-failed</term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-Old name for half-configured. Do not use.
-</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term>removal-failed</term>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-Old name for half-installed. Do not use.
-</para>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>

 </variablelist>
 <para>
 The two last items are only left in dpkg for compatibility - they are
 </variablelist>
 <para>
 The two last items are only left in dpkg for compatibility - they are


@@ -422,15 +404,7 @@ As yet unwritten. You can refer to the other manuals for now. See
 <itemizedlist>
 <listitem>
 <para>
 <itemizedlist>
 <listitem>
 <para>

-DPKG_NO_TSTP - if set to a non-null value, this variable causes dpkg to run a
-child shell process instead of sending itself a SIGTSTP, when the user selects
-to background the dpkg process when it asks about conffiles.
-</para>
-</listitem>
-<listitem>
-<para>
-SHELL - used to determine which shell to run in the case when DPKG_NO_TSTP
-is set.
+SHELL - used to determine which shell to run.

 </para>
 </listitem>
 <listitem>
 </para>
 </listitem>
 <listitem>