David Engel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote on 30 April 1996 17:43: >> I'm somewhat confused. What precisely do you want to do ? >> >> Are cpp and gcc independent alternative packages ? If so then you >> should use Provides/Conflicts. >> >> If cpp is obsolete then you should use Replaces/Conflicts and perhaps >> Provides. >> >> What situation do you have ? > >The former. I used Replaces/Conflicts for cpp and Replaces/Conflicts/ >Provides for gcc.
I understand they're alternative, but there's still a bug. I thought that since I was going to install gcc, I didn't need cpp. The problem is that the links /usr/bin/cpp and /lib/cpp don't come with gcc. If gcc really gives everything, it should give these symlinks as well. Carlos
