Re: Request for NMU
On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Colin Walters wrote:
> Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de> writes:
>
> > I don't understand this: How can a new automake break packages that
> > Build-Conflict with automake?
>
> Actually, this problem already exists now. There are two automake
> packages; one named "automake", and one named "automake1.5". A build
> machine could legitimately have automake1.5 installed.
>
> So with the Build-Conflict solution, you have to explicitly list all
> automakesen¹ in the archive, a maintenance nightmare (developers in
> ...
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Package: automake1.5
Priority: extra
Section: devel
Installed-Size: 1084
Maintainer: Kevin Dalley <kevind@rahul.net>
Architecture: all
Version: 1.5-1.1
Provides: automake
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When you a Build-Conflict with automake this package won't be allowed to
be installed -> the problem you mention doesn't exist :-)
cu
Adrian
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