- eval $(apt-config shell GPG_EXE Apt::Key::gpgcommand)
-
- if [ -n "$GPG_EXE" ] && which "$GPG_EXE" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+ # crude detection if we are called from a maintainerscript where the
+ # package depends on gnupg or not. We accept recommends here as
+ # well as the script hopefully uses apt-key optionally then like e.g.
+ # debian-archive-keyring for (upgrade) cleanup did
+ if [ -n "$DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_PACKAGE" ]; then
+ if ! dpkg-query --show --showformat '${Pre-Depends}${Depends}${Recommends}\n' "$DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_PACKAGE" 2>/dev/null | grep -q gnupg; then
+ cat >&2 <<EOF
+Warning: The $DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_NAME maintainerscript of the package $DPKG_MAINTSCRIPT_PACKAGE
+Warning: seems to use apt-key (provided by apt) without depending on gnupg or gnupg2.
+Warning: This will BREAK in the future and should be fixed by the package maintainer(s).
+Note: Check first if apt-key functionality is needed at all - it probably isn't!
+EOF
+ fi
+ fi
+ eval "$(apt-config shell GPG_EXE Apt::Key::gpgcommand)"
+ if [ -n "$GPG_EXE" ] && command_available "$GPG_EXE"; then