Hi Ole, On 12.01.2014 13:30, Olе Streicher wrote: > However, now I get a bug report <http://bugs.debian.org/734917> that the > new "-doc" package has files that would overwrite parts of the old base > package. > > How should I solve this problem? Should I set "Conflicts" and > "Replaces:" to "cpl-plugin-fors (=...-1)" for both new packages? I am > not sure whether two packages can replace (together) the old one, or if > they then are alternatives?
Please use Replaces in conjunction with Breaks (not Conflicts). See Policy §7.6.1 which explains your use case: http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-replaces -- with kind regards, Arno Töll IRC: daemonkeeper on Freenode/OFTC GnuPG Key-ID: 0x9D80F36D
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