Re: dummy packages and "Replaces:" field

[Simon Richter <Simon.Richter@hogyros.de>]

Hi,

Roberto C. Sanchez schrieb:

> Someone recommended that I use dummy packages of iceme and icepref that
> depend on icewmcp.  But, if I also make icewmcp Replace and Conflict
> with iceme and icepref, will that not cause problems (since the new
> dummy versions of iceme and icepref will depend on icewmpc)?

I might be horribly wrong with this, but I dimly remember that in the
case that the dummy package depends on a package that conflicts and
provides the dummy, apt will not upgrade with "upgrade" and switch over
to the new package on "dist-upgrade".

   Simon