On Tue, Mar 08, 2005 at 11:51:00AM +0100, Lars Roland wrote: > Hi > > I have created a package that replaces another package, but uses the > same dependencies and have the same functionality. Given that I want > to maintain a minimum of changes to existing packages I want to know > if it is possible to let my package appear to debian as another > package. > > that is: > > ------------------ > Depended package: fastforward_-zarge1: This package depends on qmail_zarge1. > > Original package: qmail_zarge1 - This is the package that other > packages depends on also this package depends on fastforward_-zarge1 > (circular dependency). > > My package: qmail_patched1 - I Want this to be a replacement to > qmail_zarge1but without changing fastforward_-zarge1 > ------------------ > > Coming from a RPM world I am used to using a provide keyword (that is > a keyword that tells the package system that my package provides the > same functionality as qmail_zarge1). > > Can this somehow be done ?. You can uses a Provides: in the control file (providing a non-virtual package).
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