Hi Adam, Thanks for your reply.
Although these packages are not API-compatible, they are using the same installation path and file name; therefore, I think "Conflict:" section is needed. -- Sun-Ze Lin (林上智) 2016-10-17 2:27 GMT+08:00 Adam Borowski <kilob...@angband.pl>: > On Sun, Oct 16, 2016 at 10:36:31AM +0200, Christian Seiler wrote: > > On 10/16/2016 10:07 AM, Alec Leamas wrote: > > > On 16/10/16 09:35, SZ Lin (林上智) wrote: > > >> I want to package python library - *uritemplate* [1]; however, I found > > >> that there is a same name package with similar function in Debian > > >> archive [3]. > > > > You'd still need to add Conflicts: python-uritemplate to the package, > > (because of the same Python package name) but that would make the new > > package not coinstallable with the following rdepends: > > > > apt-cache rdepends python-uritemplate > > python-uritemplate > > Reverse Depends: > > python-googleapi > > slapos-client > > python-oauth2client > > If these packages are not API-compatible at least for their usual usage, > Conflicts: is the wrong thing to do. Please rename the new library > instead. > > -- > A MAP07 (Dead Simple) raspberry tincture recipe: 0.5l 95% alcohol, 1kg > raspberries, 0.4kg sugar; put into a big jar for 1 month. Filter out and > throw away the fruits (can dump them into a cake, etc), let the drink age > at least 3-6 months. > >
