Re: linux-2.6_2.6.12-2_i386.changes REJECTED
On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 05:21:37PM -0600, dann frazier wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-08-09 at 21:04 +0200, Bastian Blank wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 03:11:37PM +0900, Horms wrote:
> > > On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 07:56:13AM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote:
> > > > This is not an appropriate upgrade path as this headers don't ask apt to
> > > > install the new package.
> > > Even with the appropriate Replaces/Conflicts/Provides?
> >
> > Okay, we have kernel-image-$foo installed. Now we get a new package:
> > | Package: linux-image-$foo
> > | Replaces: kernel-image-$foo
> > | Conflicts: kernel-image-$foo
> > | Provides: kernel-image-$foo
> >
> > What does apt do?
>
> If apt sees that foo is installed on a system and
> foo 2.0.1-1 is available
> bar 1.0-1 is available, and provides/conflicts/replaces foo
>
> An apt-get dist-upgrade should remove foo and install bar.
>
> See http://www.debia.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html -
> section 7.5.2
Yeah, but kernel-latest provided version numbers starting with 100, so ...
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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