On Thu August 21 2008 03:22:41 Steve Langasek wrote: > On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 04:53:49AM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > > Package exim4: > > Provides: default-mta > > > > Package: foo > > Depends: default-mta | mail-transport-agent > > > > This should be enough to single out one MTA as the one to be installed > > if in doubt and should not cause a change in who provides default-mta > > to suddenly install a different mta. > > > > Any reasons against that? > > Given that no one has come up with any objections to this in the past three > months: no, this looks like a very good solution.
No one objected to having apt decide by giving priority precedence over lexical: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/05/msg00388.html The priority solution is more general and provides automatic consistency between defaults and priorities without creating unnecessary packages. --Mike Bird -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
