dpkg/debian/dpkg.cron.daily

#!/bin/sh

dbdir=/var/lib/dpkg

# Backup the 7 last versions of dpkg databases containing user data.
if cd /var/backups ; then
    # We backup all relevant database files if any has changed, so that
    # the rotation number always contains an internally consistent set.
    dbchanged=no
    dbfiles="arch status diversions statoverride"
    for db in $dbfiles ; do
        if ! cmp -s dpkg.${db}.0 $dbdir/$db ; then
            dbchanged=yes
            break;
        fi
    done
    if [ "$dbchanged" = "yes" ] ; then
        for db in $dbfiles ; do
            cp -p $dbdir/$db dpkg.$db
            savelog -c 7 dpkg.$db >/dev/null
        done
    fi

    # The alternatives database is independent from the dpkg database.
    if ! test -e alternatives.tar.0 ||
       ! tar -df alternatives.tar.0 -C $dbdir alternatives >/dev/null ; then
        tar -cf alternatives.tar -C $dbdir alternatives
        savelog -c 7 -J alternatives.tar >/dev/null
    fi
fi