Hi, On 18/12/17 13:06, Osamu Aoki wrote: > Hi, > > When changing only the binary package name, it is easy to do it. All I > have to do is package an empty transitional package with the old binary > package name in its new source package with proper dependencies and > upload it :-) > > But what is needed when changing both the source and binary package name > together? > > Specifically for getmail upstream is moving to version 5.4 now and > Debian unstable has now: > > * source: getmail4 (upstream 4.53 based) > * Binary: getmail4 > > * source: getmail (upstream 5.4 based) > * Binary: getmail > > Here, getmail packaeg is compatible replacement of getmail4 package. > > I am thinking to add getmal4 dummy transitional package to getmail > source package and upload it. This seems reasonable to me. > Can I upload such binary dummy package now when there is an older > package in unstable? Yes, your upload will replace the existing getmal4 binary package in the archive. > Should I ask getmail4 source package removal to ftp master before > uploading the dummy transitional package? Or should I do it after? Probably after so your getmail upload doesn't have to go through NEW. James
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