Re: No luck with package renaming

[Jules Bean <jmlb2@hermes.cam.ac.uk>]

On Sun, May 14, 2000 at 08:55:26PM +0800, Ian McKellar wrote:
> Hi everyone.
> 
> Thanks for all your feedback on how to rename a package. Unfortunately I've
> had no luck - and the packaging manual doesn't really help on this either.
> 
> I've got a Packages file that contains:
> 
> Package: sawfish
> Version: 0.27.1-1
> Depends: (lots of libraries)
> Conflicts: sawmill
> Provides: x-window-manager
> Replaces: sawmill

In addition to the other comment alread made, you probably want a
provides: sawmill too.

Jules

P.S. When you get this working, why not document the procedure as a
sugegsted amendment to the policy manual?

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