Fixed #31788 -- Fixed migration optimization after altering field to ManyToManyField.

This makes AddField() used for altering to ManyToManyField, dependent
on the prior RemoveField.

django/db/migrations/autodetector.py

@@ -1022,8 +1022,9 @@ class MigrationAutodetector:
 
     def _generate_added_field(self, app_label, model_name, field_name):
         field = self.to_state.models[app_label, model_name].get_field(field_name)
-        # Fields that are foreignkeys/m2ms depend on stuff
+        # Adding a field always depends at least on its removal.
-        dependencies = []
+        dependencies = [(app_label, model_name, field_name, False)]
+        # Fields that are foreignkeys/m2ms depend on stuff.
         if field.remote_field and field.remote_field.model:
             dependencies.extend(
                 self._get_dependencies_for_foreign_key(

tests/migrations/test_autodetector.py

@@ -868,6 +868,18 @@ class AutodetectorTests(TestCase):
             "unique_together": {("title", "newfield2")},
         },
     )
+    book_unique_together = ModelState(
+        "otherapp",
+        "Book",
+        [
+            ("id", models.AutoField(primary_key=True)),
+            ("author", models.ForeignKey("testapp.Author", models.CASCADE)),
+            ("title", models.CharField(max_length=200)),
+        ],
+        {
+            "unique_together": {("author", "title")},
+        },
+    )
     attribution = ModelState(
         "otherapp",
         "Attribution",
@@ -3798,16 +3810,16 @@ class AutodetectorTests(TestCase):
         # Right number/type of migrations?
         self.assertNumberMigrations(changes, "testapp", 1)
         self.assertOperationTypes(
-            changes, "testapp", 0, ["RemoveField", "AddField", "DeleteModel"]
+            changes, "testapp", 0, ["RemoveField", "DeleteModel", "AddField"]
         )
         self.assertOperationAttributes(
             changes, "testapp", 0, 0, name="publishers", model_name="author"
         )
+        self.assertOperationAttributes(changes, "testapp", 0, 1, name="Publisher")
         self.assertOperationAttributes(
-            changes, "testapp", 0, 1, name="publishers", model_name="author"
+            changes, "testapp", 0, 2, name="publishers", model_name="author"
         )
-        self.assertOperationAttributes(changes, "testapp", 0, 2, name="Publisher")
+        self.assertOperationFieldAttributes(changes, "testapp", 0, 2, max_length=100)
-        self.assertOperationFieldAttributes(changes, "testapp", 0, 1, max_length=100)
 
     def test_non_circular_foreignkey_dependency_removal(self):
         """
@@ -4346,6 +4358,36 @@ class AutodetectorTests(TestCase):
             changes, "testapp", 0, [("otherapp", "__first__")]
         )
 
+    def test_alter_unique_together_fk_to_m2m(self):
+        changes = self.get_changes(
+            [self.author_name, self.book_unique_together],
+            [
+                self.author_name,
+                ModelState(
+                    "otherapp",
+                    "Book",
+                    [
+                        ("id", models.AutoField(primary_key=True)),
+                        ("author", models.ManyToManyField("testapp.Author")),
+                        ("title", models.CharField(max_length=200)),
+                    ],
+                ),
+            ],
+        )
+        self.assertNumberMigrations(changes, "otherapp", 1)
+        self.assertOperationTypes(
+            changes, "otherapp", 0, ["AlterUniqueTogether", "RemoveField", "AddField"]
+        )
+        self.assertOperationAttributes(
+            changes, "otherapp", 0, 0, name="book", unique_together=set()
+        )
+        self.assertOperationAttributes(
+            changes, "otherapp", 0, 1, model_name="book", name="author"
+        )
+        self.assertOperationAttributes(
+            changes, "otherapp", 0, 2, model_name="book", name="author"
+        )
+
     def test_alter_field_to_fk_dependency_other_app(self):
         changes = self.get_changes(
             [self.author_empty, self.book_with_no_author_fk],