--- /dev/null
+From a8555d352d2851ee1482b74b57ba9eacfb354c18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Peter Urbanec <peteru@urbanec.net>
+Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 01:05:35 +1100
+Subject: [PATCH] opkg_install: Call prerm and postrm scripts on package
+ upgrade
+
+When upgrading a package from v1 to v2, run "v1-prerm upgrade v2" and
+"v1-postrm upgrade v2", similarly to what dpkg does.
+
+This patch fixes issue 104.
+
+Signed-off-by: Peter Urbanec <openembedded-devel@urbanec.net>
+Signed-off-by: Paul Barker <paul@paulbarker.me.uk>
+---
+ libopkg/opkg_install.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
+ 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/libopkg/opkg_install.c
++++ b/libopkg/opkg_install.c
+@@ -528,7 +528,25 @@ prerm_upgrade_old_pkg(pkg_t *pkg, pkg_t
+ Error unwind, for both the above cases:
+ old-postinst abort-upgrade new-version
+ */
+- return 0;
++ int err;
++ char *script_args;
++ char *new_version;
++
++ if (!old_pkg || !pkg)
++ return 0;
++
++ new_version = pkg_version_str_alloc(pkg);
++
++ sprintf_alloc(&script_args, "upgrade %s", new_version);
++ free(new_version);
++ err = pkg_run_script(old_pkg, "prerm", script_args);
++ free(script_args);
++ if (err != 0) {
++ opkg_msg(ERROR, "prerm script for package \"%s\" failed\n",
++ old_pkg->name);
++ return -1;
++ }
++ return 0;
+ }
+
+ static int
+@@ -925,7 +943,25 @@ postrm_upgrade_old_pkg(pkg_t *pkg, pkg_t
+ new-postrm failed-upgrade old-version
+ Error unwind, for both cases:
+ old-preinst abort-upgrade new-version */
+- return 0;
++ int err;
++ char *script_args;
++ char *new_version;
++
++ if (!old_pkg || !pkg)
++ return 0;
++
++ new_version = pkg_version_str_alloc(pkg);
++
++ sprintf_alloc(&script_args, "upgrade %s", new_version);
++ free(new_version);
++ err = pkg_run_script(old_pkg, "postrm", script_args);
++ free(script_args);
++ if (err != 0) {
++ opkg_msg(ERROR, "postrm script for package \"%s\" failed\n",
++ old_pkg->name);
++ return -1;
++ }
++ return 0;
+ }
+
+ static int