Re: Renaming a package

[Simon Richter <sjr@debian.org>]

Hi,

Steve Langasek schrieb:

> > Package: oldpkg
> > Depends: newpkg
> > Description: transitional dummy package
>
> > Package: newpkg
> > Replaces: oldpkg
> > Conflicts: oldpkg
> > Description: ...

> *NO* *NO* *NO* *NO* *NO*.  Look closely at the package relationships you've
> specified.  Why would you upload a package to the archive that *can never be
> installed*?

Hm, that used to be a "magic" combination that would let dpkg do the 
right thing.

   Simon

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