Re: XFree86 hamm -> slink upgrade 'dummy' package

[Ben Gertzfield <che@debian.org>]

>>>>> "Santiago" == Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es> writes:

    Ben> Simply use the 'xbase' package name as the dummy package,
    Ben> renaming what is currently 'xbase' in slink to xfree86-base.
    Ben> 
    Ben> Then, the xbase package will be an Optional package that will
    Ben> not have anything but a copyright in it which will Depend on
    Ben> all the packages xbase has been split up into.

    Santiago> I have just noticed that this will only solve part of
    Santiago> the problem.

    Santiago> In addition to this, additional (also empty and dummy)
    Santiago> packages should be created with the old names (xfntbase,
    Santiago> xfnt75, etc.) which depend on the new ones.

I believe this is not true.

If the new dummy xbase Depends: upon the renamed xfnt packages (which
Provide:, Conflict:, and Replace: the old ones) then the old xfnt75 et
cetera packages will be removed and replaced with the new ones.

But your other message is correct: the new xbase should be in oldlibs
and priority Extra. And it probably shouldn't prompt in the postinst,
as leaving the dummy xbase package around won't change anything from
hamm.

Ben

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