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Re: Conflicting packages not of extra priority.



I wrote:
> Don't you need an exception for c/p/r's and such?

Santiago Vila writes:
> Whenever two packages may not be installed in the system at the same
> time, only one of them has the "right" to be optional or above, and the
> other has to be extra.

I understand that and agree with it.  However, your proposed rule could be
interpreted as saying that if A is optional or above and B conflicts with
it then B *must* be Extra, even though B c/p/r's A and the end result of
installing B is the removal of A.
-- 
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI


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