diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index b67b59019..e52e53c82 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ cmake (3.0.0-1) experimental; urgency=medium
 
  -- Felix Geyer <fgeyer@debian.org>  Thu, 07 Aug 2014 23:38:00 +0200
 
+cmake (2.8.12.2-2) unstable; urgency=high
+
+  * Search for Python 3.4 in FindPython{Interp,Libs}.
+    - Add search_for_python3.4.diff
+  * Don't create docs symlinks from arch-dep to arch-indep packages.
+    (Closes: #760823)
+  * Move the rm_conffile calls to cmake.maintscript.
+
+ -- Felix Geyer <fgeyer@debian.org>  Mon, 08 Sep 2014 22:18:32 +0200
+
 cmake (2.8.12.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Felix Geyer ]
diff --git a/debian/cmake-curses-gui.maintscript b/debian/cmake-curses-gui.maintscript
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..068e1b227
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/cmake-curses-gui.maintscript
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+symlink_to_dir /usr/share/doc/cmake-curses-gui /usr/share/doc/cmake-data 2.8.12.2-2~
diff --git a/debian/cmake-curses-gui.postinst b/debian/cmake-curses-gui.postinst
deleted file mode 100644
index 2734aab9c..000000000
--- a/debian/cmake-curses-gui.postinst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-pkgname=`basename "$0" .postinst`
-docdir="/usr/share/doc/$pkgname"
-
-# Manually create /usr/share/doc/$pkgname symlink on upgrades (see #404850)
-if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -n "$2" ] && \
-   [ ! -L "$docdir" ] &&  [ -d "$docdir" ] && \
-     dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt "2.8.3-3";
-then
-    rmdir "$docdir"
-    ln -s "cmake-data" "$docdir"
-fi
-
-#DEBHELPER#
diff --git a/debian/cmake-dbg.maintscript b/debian/cmake-dbg.maintscript
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab59ae625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/cmake-dbg.maintscript
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+symlink_to_dir /usr/share/doc/cmake-dbg /usr/share/doc/cmake-data 2.8.12.2-2~
diff --git a/debian/cmake-dbg.postinst b/debian/cmake-dbg.postinst
deleted file mode 100644
index 2734aab9c..000000000
--- a/debian/cmake-dbg.postinst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-pkgname=`basename "$0" .postinst`
-docdir="/usr/share/doc/$pkgname"
-
-# Manually create /usr/share/doc/$pkgname symlink on upgrades (see #404850)
-if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -n "$2" ] && \
-   [ ! -L "$docdir" ] &&  [ -d "$docdir" ] && \
-     dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt "2.8.3-3";
-then
-    rmdir "$docdir"
-    ln -s "cmake-data" "$docdir"
-fi
-
-#DEBHELPER#
diff --git a/debian/cmake-qt-gui.maintscript b/debian/cmake-qt-gui.maintscript
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e89fa9d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/cmake-qt-gui.maintscript
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+symlink_to_dir /usr/share/doc/cmake-qt-gui /usr/share/doc/cmake-data 2.8.12.2-2~
diff --git a/debian/cmake-qt-gui.postinst b/debian/cmake-qt-gui.postinst
deleted file mode 100644
index 2734aab9c..000000000
--- a/debian/cmake-qt-gui.postinst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-pkgname=`basename "$0" .postinst`
-docdir="/usr/share/doc/$pkgname"
-
-# Manually create /usr/share/doc/$pkgname symlink on upgrades (see #404850)
-if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -n "$2" ] && \
-   [ ! -L "$docdir" ] &&  [ -d "$docdir" ] && \
-     dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt "2.8.3-3";
-then
-    rmdir "$docdir"
-    ln -s "cmake-data" "$docdir"
-fi
-
-#DEBHELPER#
diff --git a/debian/cmake.maintscript b/debian/cmake.maintscript
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0afca56bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/cmake.maintscript
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+symlink_to_dir /usr/share/doc/cmake /usr/share/doc/cmake-data 2.8.12.2-2~
+rm_conffile /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50cmake.el 2.8.9~rc3-1~
diff --git a/debian/cmake.postinst b/debian/cmake.postinst
deleted file mode 100644
index e1916881c..000000000
--- a/debian/cmake.postinst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-pkgname=`basename "$0" .postinst`
-docdir="/usr/share/doc/$pkgname"
-
-# Manually create /usr/share/doc/$pkgname symlink on upgrades (see #404850)
-if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -n "$2" ] && \
-   [ ! -L "$docdir" ] &&  [ -d "$docdir" ] && \
-     dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt "2.8.3-3";
-then
-    rmdir "$docdir"
-    ln -s "cmake-data" "$docdir"
-fi
-
-# Remove obsolete 50cmake.el
-dpkg-maintscript-helper rm_conffile /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50cmake.el 2.8.9~rc3-1~ cmake -- "$@"
-
-#DEBHELPER#
diff --git a/debian/cmake.postrm b/debian/cmake.postrm
deleted file mode 100755
index c2619c333..000000000
--- a/debian/cmake.postrm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-# Remove obsolete 50cmake.el
-dpkg-maintscript-helper rm_conffile /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50cmake.el 2.8.9~rc3-1~ cmake -- "$@"
-
-#DEBHELPER#
diff --git a/debian/cmake.preinst b/debian/cmake.preinst
deleted file mode 100755
index c2619c333..000000000
--- a/debian/cmake.preinst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-# Remove obsolete 50cmake.el
-dpkg-maintscript-helper rm_conffile /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50cmake.el 2.8.9~rc3-1~ cmake -- "$@"
-
-#DEBHELPER#
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index a9728dfe1..23af4bcd4 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Homepage: http://cmake.org/
 Package: cmake
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: foreign
+Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.5~)
 Depends: cmake-data (= ${source:Version}),
          procps [!hurd-any],
          ${misc:Depends},
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ Description: CMake data files (modules, templates and documentation)
 
 Package: cmake-curses-gui
 Architecture: any
+Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.5~)
 Depends: cmake (= ${binary:Version}), ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}
 Description: curses based user interface for CMake (ccmake)
  CMake is used to control the software compilation process using simple
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ Description: curses based user interface for CMake (ccmake)
 
 Package: cmake-qt-gui
 Architecture: any
+Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.5~)
 Depends: cmake (= ${binary:Version}), ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}
 Provides: cmake-gui
 Description: Qt4 based user interface for CMake (cmake-gui)
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ Description: Qt4 based user interface for CMake (cmake-gui)
 Package: cmake-doc
 Architecture: all
 Section: doc
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${sphinxdoc:Depends}
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${sphinxdoc:Depends}, cmake-data (= ${source:Version})
 Recommends: doc-base
 Breaks: cmake (<= 2.8.2-1),
         cmake-curses-gui (<= 2.8.2-1),
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ Package: cmake-dbg
 Architecture: any
 Section: debug
 Priority: extra
+Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.5~)
 Depends: cmake (= ${binary:Version}), ${misc:Depends}
 Description: debugging symbols for CMake
  CMake is used to control the software compilation process using simple
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 5e56b2419..c92d6df89 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ override_dh_auto_clean:
 override_dh_install:
 	dh_install --list-missing
 
-override_dh_installdocs:
+override_dh_installdocs-arch:
+	# dh_installdocs --link-doc generates binNMU unsafe deps (Bug #747141)
+	dh_installdocs
+
+override_dh_installdocs-indep:
 	dh_installdocs --link-doc=cmake-data
 
 override_dh_sphinxdoc: