Re: New dpkg overwrite behaviour undesirable
andrew@toaster.it.com.au (Andrew Howell) wrote on 31.03.96 in <m0u3Lcb-0005ljC@toaster.it.com.au>:
> Kai Henningsen writes:
> > If a new package wants to overwrite files of an old package, it usually
> > has a reason to. Simply dropping the new file is almost always wrong.
> > Simply overwriting (the old behaviour) isn't good, but is certainly better
> > than dropping.
>
> I disagree, this with proper use of Replaces and Conflicts this shouldn't
> be a problem.
That way, you may keep the conflict from happening. If it happens, it's
still the wrong solution to drop the new file.
If you disagree that dropping the new file is wrong, please explain why.
MfG Kai
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