Re: Merging two source packages

2004-11-02 Thread Martin Michlmayr
* Brian Sutherland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-11-03 01:09]: > What is the best way to go about getting rid of package B? My first > instinct is just to upload a new version of A (with new versions of > X and Y) and then file a bug against ftp.debian.org? > > But my first instincts are often wrong.

Merging two source packages

2004-11-02 Thread Brian Sutherland
Hi, I have 2 source packages in the archive (unstable only) that are branches of the same tree, but generate different backages. e.g. source packages A and B which make packages X and Y respectively. I has bothered me to have such duplication and finally some work that upstream did lets me gener

Re: Merging two source packages

2004-11-02 Thread Martin Michlmayr
* Brian Sutherland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-11-03 01:09]: > What is the best way to go about getting rid of package B? My first > instinct is just to upload a new version of A (with new versions of > X and Y) and then file a bug against ftp.debian.org? > > But my first instincts are often wrong.

Merging two source packages

2004-11-02 Thread Brian Sutherland
Hi, I have 2 source packages in the archive (unstable only) that are branches of the same tree, but generate different backages. e.g. source packages A and B which make packages X and Y respectively. I has bothered me to have such duplication and finally some work that upstream did lets me gener