Re: Bug#204677: ITP: resolvconf -- Nameserver information manager.

[Thomas Hood <jdthood@yahoo.co.uk>]

Andreas Barth wrote:
> The mail <E18exUT-0003ci-00@torres.ka0.zugschlus.de>
> in d-d
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2003/debian-devel-200302/msg00005.html
> seems to have a different opinion for ifupdown, and I don't
> see reason why this should be different between ifupdown and
> resolvconf.

There is no difference.  In neither case is there any need for
a virtual package.  If the author of that message wants to
create a replacement for ifupdown named 'foo', all he has to
do is:

    Package: foo
    Provides: ifupdown
    Conflicts: ifupdown

If he cockier he'll also do:

    Replaces: ifupdown

And if some of the dpkg wishes are granted he'll be able to do:

    Previously: ifupdown   (#33344)
    Successor-Of: ifupdown   (#77325)
    Recommends-Remove: ifupdown   (#65925)
    Yer-Gone-Suckah: ifupdown
    Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-Na-Hey-Hey-Hey-GoodBye: ifupdown  
    ...

--
Thomas
P.S. Sorry this won't thread properly.