Re: virtual packages

[Hamish Moffatt <hamish@debian.org>]

On Sun, Mar 14, 1999 at 10:10:38AM -0500, Greg Stark wrote:
> so I know virtual packages like c-compiler require approval, but is it
> necessary for situations like:
> 
> xfs2.0.36 Provides xfs
> xfs2.2.3  Provides xfs
> arlad Depends xfs
> 
> Or can I just do it without asking for approval?

Policy says:

     All packages must use virtual package names where appropriate, and
     arrange to create new ones if necessary. They must not use virtual
     package names (except privately, amongst a cooperating group of
     packages) unless they have been agreed upon and appear in the list of
     virtual package names.

I think the cooperating group of packages clause describes your situation.


Hamish
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