Re: xpm and xpm4.7

[Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>]

Michael Alan Dorman writes ("Re: xpm and xpm4.7 "):
> In message <[🔎] m0typ5Y-0002ZEC@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>, Ian Jackson writes:
> >I think we should make an a.out compatibility package, if possible.
> 
> I've just created a binary-only compat package called aout-xpm.
> 
> There is a problem, though.
> 
> In order to be sure that the old a.out library got removed, xpm4.7 had
> to conflict with xpm.  This means that this compat package, which must
> provide plain xpm in order to satisfy dependencies, cannot be
> installed without --force-conflicts.

You can solve this by mentioning an explicit version number in the
Conflicts line, like
 Conflicts: xpm (<= whatever)

This will not be triggered by the Provides, since Provides can't
have versions.

Ian.