On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 09:28:08PM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote: > Should the new powstatd (say 1.5.1-2) have: > > Package: powstatd > Version: 1.5.1-2 > Provides: ups-monitor > Conflicts: powstatd-crypt, ups-monitor > Replaces: powstatd-crypt (<< 1.5.1-2) > > Does the version in the Replaces add anything since there will > never be any higher version? I'd guess not. > > Should the new one "Provide: powstatd-crypt"? Nothing depends on > it.
Use this: Replaces: powstatd-crypt (<< 1.5.1-2) Conflicts: powstatd-crypt (<< 1.5.1-2), ups-monitor Provides: powstatd-crypt That way, the conflicts+replaces are the same, and provides is there, and apt should be able to tell automatically that powstatd-crypt is to be upgraded to powstatd. And if not, with versioned confs+reps a dummy package would work, too. -- Digital Electronic Being Intended for Assassination and Nullification
