Hi, It is complicated.
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 04:45:59PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > Osamu Aoki <os...@debian.org> writes: > > ============================================================================= > > Case 2: package transition rule > > All the contents of the package foo is incorporated by bar in new 1.0 > > version and foo 1.0 became a transitional package with no real contents > > which can be removed safely. Please note pre-1.0 version of foo was not > > a transitional package. > > > > | Package: foo > > | Version: 1.0 > > | Description: ... > > | This is a transitional package for foo, and can be safely removed > > | after the installation is complete. > > > > | Package: bar > > | Version: 1.0 > > | Breaks: foo ( << 1.0 ) > > | Replaces: foo ( << 1.0 ) > > | Provides: foo > > > > Question: Is this right? > > Actualy I think the Breaks is wrong and Conflicts must be used. So your suggestion seems different from others here. Are we talking the same case? > Consider the following sequenze of commands: > > dpkg -i foo_0.1.deb > dpkg -i --auto-deconfigure bar_1.0.deb > dpkg --purge bar > dpkg --configure -a > > After this foo 0.1 is installed and configured. It is also totaly broken > because all its files are gone (except /usr/share/doc/foo). > > There was a discussion about this on debian-policy some month back but > I lost track of the it and the conclusion. Are you talking about thread started by http://lists.debian.org/debian-ctte/2010/05/msg00009.html This has http://lists.debian.org/debian-ctte/2010/05/msg00012.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-ctte/2010/05/msg00018.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-ctte/2010/05/msg00020.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-ctte/2010/05/msg00023.html I need to have some time to digest all these. > Also I consider the Provides optional. Agreed. (The followings were understandable.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100731170631.ga19...@debian.org
