Re: question about splitting a package
On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 05:42:03PM +0000, michael d. ivey wrote:
> i have split sitescooper into sitescooper and sitescooper-sites. during
> testing, i have noticed that dpkg/apt install the new -sites package
> first, which means lots of:
> > dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
> > trying to overwrite `/usr/share/sitescooper/profile_samples/scouts.nhp',
> > which is also in package sitescooper
> messages. of course, then the new sitescooper gets installed, and the
> problem is solved.
>
> is there a way to make this easier?
You need to put `Replaces: sitescooper (<< version_of_the_split)' in
sitescooper-sites' control file entries.
BTW this question is more suitable for -mentors list.
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