Re: Bug#582423: tech-ctte: reaffirm that violating Debian Policy deserves RC bug
- To: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
- Cc: Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de>, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>, debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org, debian-ctte@lists.debian.org, "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" <jackyf@debian.org>
- Subject: Re: Bug#582423: tech-ctte: reaffirm that violating Debian Policy deserves RC bug
- From: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
- Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 20:23:14 +0200
- Message-id: <[🔎] 20100521182314.GA17154@rivendell>
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On Fri, 21 May 2010, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > ------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------
> > Rename A to B | optional make A | Conflicts: A
> > | dummy/transitional | Replaces: A
> > | Depends: B | Provides: A optional
>
> I think this is right but I'd like Raphael or someone to confirm.
> This contradicts what I wrote in my proposed policy fragment about a
> package not conflicting/replacing/providing a single virtual package.
Yes this is right. Providing the old package name is very common to avoid
breaking existing (unversioned) dependencies.
Cheers,
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