Matthew Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> -- But, how do I properly inform the ftp masters that the old >> 'acovea' source has been replaced by the new 'libacovea' source, >> even though both produce a binary package called 'acovea' (and >> should do so)? ITP the new stuff and file the bug to remove the >> old? > > Upload. They're clever people, they'll sort it out. If in doubt, make the > changelog nice and verbose.
They'll probably not even see it: If a new source package produces a binary package that already exists, the new source package does not go through NEW. At least it has been that way this summer. I have been told there are plans to change that, but I assume that it has not yet been done. Regards, Frank -- Frank Küster Inst. f. Biochemie der Univ. Zürich Debian Developer
