Bug#1036712: Replaces without Breaks or Conflicts harmful?
Helmut Grohne dixit:
>> > rng-tools-debian
>>
>> Also false positive:
>>
>> Replaces: intel-rng-tools, rng-tools
>> Breaks: rng-tools (>= 5migratf), rng-tools (<< 5migrate)
>> Conflicts: intel-rng-tools
>
>This is *not* a false positive, but a real issue. It replaces any
>rng-tools, but breaks only a subset. This would have to be fixed to
No, because the not-broken subset Depends on rng-tools-debian.
(It’s a transitional package.) So, while it cannot be seen by
“just” inspecting rng-tools-debian, all possible combinations
are covered.
(Also, the transition is done and rng-tools is gone.)
bye,
//mirabilos
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