On Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 05:28:00PM +0100, Alex Owen wrote: > This is simply mad... > > On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 Michael Koch wrote: > > I just spoke with some people on #debian.de irc channel and came to the > > conclusion that it is possible that two source packages build the same > > binary > > packages. After eclipse 3.1-10 is ready I will start to make the binary swt > > packages built from eclipse compatible to the ones built from swt-gtk (same > > package names and same files inside). This will make it possible to upload > > eclipse > > into the archive in the near future. > > I don't see how two source opackages can build a single binary. OK is > it possible to build but as soon as you tried to put it in the archive > I'm sure that many of the archive scripts would expect (with good > reason) that a binary package has only ONE source package. > > If there are two source packages how do you know which source to look > at it the binary package has a bug? > > I think you plan to make a compatable package with the same name is > flawed. I would encourage you to ask for more advice on this from > Debian Developers (I'm not a DD). What is wrong with the two versions > of the swt package having different names and yet provide a virtual > package and conflict with each other? Or use dpkg-divert in your > postinst or manage these things with "alternatives". Debian provides > lots of ways to come with situations like this... Having two source > packages build the "same" binary package is not one of them! (at least > not one I've seen before)
SWT source is part of eclipse source drop. The way Shaun put SWT as extra source package into the Debian archive was by getting a copy out of some Eclipse tree. I spoke with some ftp-masters and release-managers and they said its possible in general. But his should be coordinated between the maintainers of both source packages. I got contact with Shaun now and we are working on a real solution. Michael -- Escape the Java Trap with GNU Classpath! http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/java-trap.html Join the community at http://planet.classpath.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
