initial import from Debian

version: 2.45-4 (UNRELEASED)
commit: bf4f75f17a4f370adc9bf9feca09710ce76ecc63

debian/binutils-multiarch.preinst.in

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+#! /bin/sh
+set -e
+new_ver=@DEB_VER@; # this version
+ma=@DEB_MULTIARCH@
+triplet=@DEB_TRIPLET@
+context=$1; # why to install (install, upgrade, or abort-upgrade)
+old_ver=$2; # version being replaced, if any
+
+diversion() {
+	local added_ver divertto file
+	added_ver=$1
+	file=$2
+	divertto=${3-$file.single}
+
+	if
+		test "$context" = install ||
+		dpkg --compare-versions "$old_ver" lt "$added_ver" ||
+		dpkg --compare-versions "$new_ver" le "$old_ver"
+	then
+		dpkg-divert --package binutils-multiarch \
+			--add --rename --divert "$divertto" "$file"
+	fi
+}
+
+for prog in nm objdump objcopy strings strip size \
+            ar ranlib addr2line gprof readelf
+do
+	diversion 2.27-8 "/usr/bin/$triplet-$prog"
+done