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Re: Relocatable packages



Previously Bernhard R. Link wrote:
> * Nikita V. Youshchenko <yoush@cs.msu.su> [020203 15:47]:
> > What if you need 2 versions of the same package?
> 
> That might be a reason when you first look at it. But this is quite a
> complex situation. Supporting multiple versions of one package is quite
> more difficult than simple relocation.

Indeed, and dpkg will not ever support that. Rpm does that and it is
a path I don't want to follow.

Wichert.

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