Renaming a package
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Hi everyone,
this has already been discusses some times, but
since this is a new situation for me I want to be
sure that it is still true and that I handle it properly :-)
Problem:
Upstream application (non-library) has changed its name.
I want to reflect this new name in the debian
package name while ensuring that apt-get dist-upgrade
works seamless and pulls in the new package.
Solution:
I create a new package with the new name which will
get uploaded to the NEW queue. This package replaces the
old package and conflicts with the old package:
Replaces: oldPackage
Conflicts: oldPackage (<< firstVersionOfNewPackage)
Once the package has moved from the NEW queue to unstable,
I create a new revision of the old package which
serves as dummy package. It does not install any files
(except the mandatory ones in /usr/share/doc) and
depends on the new package.
Finally, after etch has been released end of this year,
I file a bug asking ftpmaster to remove the old, dummy package.
Is this the correct approach? Anything I missed?
Thanks & Best Regards,
Andreas
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Andreas Fester
mailto:andreas@littletux.net
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