On Tue, Jun 15, 1999 at 11:46:40PM +0200, Gregor Hoffleit wrote: > I'd like to merge back some python packages (python-net, python-misc, > python-bsddb and python-curses) into python-base. > > Now quite a lot third-party packages depend e.g. on python-net. What's > the best method to ensure a smooth transition for both potato and > people upgrading Python from slink, how do I have to set up the > dependencies ? > > IIRC, during the big X11 package renaming, there was a need for some > empty dummy packages. Should I use empty python-net etc. packages and > urge the user to remove them when they are no longer necessary ? Or > can I resolve the situation with "Replaces: python-net, ..." and/or > "Provides: python-net, ..." and/or "Conflicts: python-net, ..." ? > > I'm a little bit lost in the actual consequences of those.
Do those third-party packages have a versioned dependency on your packages? If not, then it is simple: just make the new package Conflicts:, Replaces: and Provides: the old ones. -- enJoy -*/\*- http://jagor.srce.hr/~jrodin/
