Re: What should I do about these bugs?

[Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>]

David Engel <david@sw.ods.com> writes:

> fits into this class.  In their bug reports, some people suggested
> that libc5 include "Conflicts" or "Breaks" (is Breaks implemented
> yet?) fields for each package that was "broken" as a result of the
> change.  While this would work in theory, I don't think it's realistic
> to do this except in extreme circumstances such as when the other
> package is critical to the operation of the system.

Breaks isn't implemented, and I agree with you that it's not
appropriate for all but crucial packages.


Guy