Re: Conflicting packages not of extra priority.
On Thu, Feb 04, 1999 at 10:17:38PM +0000, Jules Bean wrote:
> > Think about it -- for there to be a conflict, there must be two or more
> > packages involved. Let's say we have:
> >
> > Package A -- standard
> > Package B -- optional
> >
> > they conflict. Which one goes to Extra? By your definition, both do, since
> > they both conflict with packages of higher priority than extra. This makes
> > zero sense.
>
> The developers discuss it. Presumably, package B goes to extra, at which
> point package A no longer conflicts with something of higher priority than
> extra.
Which was precisely what I said! A package conflicting with a package *of a
higher priority than itself* goes to Extra.
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