Bug#225004: tetex-extra: Type1 fonts should be in a separate package
Florent Rougon <f.rougon@free.fr> schrieb:
> frank@kuesterei.ch (Frank Küster) wrote:
>
>> If tetex-bin/base had the necessary relationships declared (i.e. all of
>> Conflicts, Replaces, Provides), then the old package would automatically
>> pull in tetex-bin/base upon dist-upgrade. Thus we don't have to care
>
> No...
>
>> about any potato (or older) package that has this triple relationship to
>> tetex-base/bin, because it will have been replaced upon the dist-upgrade
>> to woody.
>
> The "old package" will not be removed automatically on (dist-)upgrade.
[...]
> I made a test to be sure:
O.k., I misunderstood the policy section.
> These relations only take effect when you mark Conflicting/Replacing
> packages for installation. Your good old packages will remain installed
> as long as they are in good terms with all of your other installed
> packages (and you don't remove them...).
Having you and your test packages on the list makes one learn a lot.
Regards, Frank
--
Frank Küster, Biozentrum der Univ. Basel
Abt. Biophysikalische Chemie
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