Adding upstream version 1.21.22.upstream/1.21.22upstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

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+RoadMap
+=======
+
+  <https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/RoadMap>
+
+TODO
+====
+
+
+Recurring
+---------
+
+ * Review this file and remove or update the old entries.
+
+ * Look for FIXME and XXX items in the source.
+
+ * Triage as much bugs as possible to get the bug count below 300 ;)
+   and merge as much patches as possible.
+
+
+Projects
+--------
+
+ * Merge functionality from debsigs-verify, debsigs:
+   - Redesign OpenPGP signatures support within .deb archive and its policy.
+
+ * Add UTF-8 support to all programs.
+
+ * Discuss and implement:
+   <https://www.hadrons.org/~guillem/debian/docs/origin.proposal>.
+
+
+Tasks
+-----
+
+ * C/C++ code cleanup / bug fixes:
+   - Get rid of static variables inside functions.
+   - Coalesce hash and checksum functions.
+   - Split modstatdb_rw into mode and flags.
+   - Move fd function out of mlib.
+   - Cleanup status chars -> strings hardcoded mappings all over the place.
+     (Fix tied field enum with its dselect description (pkgdisplay.cc))
+   - Refactor src/unpack.c.
+   - Split dpkg.h into independent headers.
+   - Do more unused header include removal.
+   - Add needed includes to all header files.
+   - Get rid of useless "unsigned" modifiers.
+   - Use enums for currently hardcoded literals (replacingfilesandsaid,
+     filetriggers_edited, etc).
+   - Do not use nfmalloc (and friends) for non in-core db memory.
+   - Call nffreeall on exit (need to detangle nfmalloc from non-db first).
+   - Add a size parameter to the buffer API to avoid some useless
+     pipe+fork+copy.
+   - Handle instdir '/' separator consistently.
+   - Check if caching selinux context for second call is possible.
+   - Add missing newlines in --version output.
+   - Handle symlinks in statcmd.c statdb_node_apply().
+   - Fix dpkg termination on SIGPIPE from status-fd.
+
+ * libcompat cleanup:
+   - Add fnmatch, IRIX5 doesn't have it.
+
+ * Man pages:
+   - Add example to dpkg-scanfoo manpages?
+   - Merge synopsis lines in dpkg-triggers.
+   - Check all command vs action.
+   - Check usage of '|' instead of ', '.
+   - Check position of short option before long option.
+   - Fix dpkg man page, refs to dpkg-deb and dpkg-split, etc.
+   - Fix «.  ».
+
+ * L10n:
+   - Check dpkg-divert strings for new and fixable ones.
+   - Standardize translated error messages in the perl code to avoid useless
+     work for translators.
+
+ * s-s-d: Add POSIX capabilities support.
+
+ * dpkg: Deprecate --force-not-root (remove modstatdb_rw rootneeded flags).
+
+ * dpkg: Test and re-enable --command-fd.
+
+ * dpkg: Check --no-act for log_action().
+
+ * test: Add non-regression tests for Dpkg::Source::*.
+
+ * dpkg: Allow packages to register additional files, declare ownership of
+   files for dpkg -S and -L without having dpkg act on this (.psuedolist?).
+
+ * dpkg-checkbuilddeps: Make it easier to use by other programs such as
+   pbuilder or sbuild, so that they can start using the new architecture
+   wildcards automatically.
+   - Support for output format. (#214566)
+
+ * libdpkg: Fix conflicting action -%c, when short is 0.
+
+ * libdpkg: We should set our own obstack_alloc_failed_handler.
+
+ * dpkg: Declarative diversions, as a control archive entry.
+
+ * dpkg: --status for virtual packages.
+
+ ? dpkg: --query, -Q.
+
+ * dpkg: Filename field generated by --record-avail.
+
+ ? dpkg: Allow external program to specify how to handle conffiles.
+
+ ? dpkg: Add --call-maint-script=<script> --maint-script-arg=<arg>
+             --maint-script-arg=<arg> <pkg> <pkg>
+   Where dpkg would not allow <script> to be one of {pre,post}{inst,rm}.
+   Only unknown scripts can be called this way. dpkg would also not keep
+   track of any state for these scripts.
+
+ ? dpkg: _Always_ show section in --yet-to-unpack.
+
+ * dpkg: Fix:
+   <joeyh_> package a conflicted with old versions of package b. package b
+            conflicted with old versions of package a. I had the old versions
+            of both installed, and told dpkg to install the new versions of
+            a and b simultaneously. It refused.
+
+ * dselect: Automatically do --yet-to-unpack in installation methods.
+
+ * dselect: Make it understand Replaces.
+
+ * dselect: Per-half focus and keybindings improvements.
+   !missing bug report #1555!
+
+
+Inadequacies (ponder, some might be fine)
+------------
+
+ * Conflicts << installation ordering.
+
+ * Search for all pre-depends things at once, bomb out if any not found.
+
+ * Check depending packages when installing new version.
+
+ * Several things ought to be configurable but are not.
+
+ * Filenames containing newlines.
+
+ * Conffile names containing spaces.
+
+ * Handling of case in package names.
+
+ * 'fake' or 'null' packages (useful for equivs or fink system packages).
+
+ * Local conffiles, as well as local files that dpkg should check before
+   overwriting.