# HG changeset patch
# User Kyle Lippincott <spectral@google.com>
# Date 2017-10-01 10:48:28
# Node ID dbf83230e8bebc998a1f08a414d757bc32487d39
# Parent  fffd3369aa83984fc6c8c53597b858e76c1d283b

hghave: fix dpkg --version check to work on recent dpkg versions

Differential Revision: https://phab.mercurial-scm.org/D869

diff --git a/tests/hghave.py b/tests/hghave.py
--- a/tests/hghave.py
+++ b/tests/hghave.py
@@ -573,8 +573,10 @@ def has_docker():
 
 @check("debhelper", "debian packaging tools")
 def has_debhelper():
+    # Some versions of dpkg say `dpkg', some say 'dpkg' (` vs ' on the first
+    # quote), so just accept anything in that spot.
     dpkg = matchoutput('dpkg --version',
-                       br"Debian `dpkg' package management program")
+                       br"Debian .dpkg' package management program")
     dh = matchoutput('dh --help',
                      br'dh is a part of debhelper.', ignorestatus=True)
     dh_py2 = matchoutput('dh_python2 --help',