Re: Package renaming?

[Mitch Blevins <mblevin@debian.org>]

Julian Gilbey wrote:
> > You are suggesting that potato be released containing three different
> > packages (which are really the same package)?
> > 
> > gtksamba, gtksamba-gnome, gnosamba
> > 
> > Adding the Conflicts:, Provides:, and Replaces: line makes perfect sense,
> > but I'm confused why you would be against removing the two older packages
> > from the archive (eventually... but before release).
> 
> I think Joey was complaining about the language: "orphan and remove":
> this package is not a totally new package, rather it replaces the
> others.  So you upload your new package, which conflicts, provides and
> replaces the old ones, and then file a bug against ftp.debian.org
> asking for removal of the old packages.

I see now.  I will do this.

Thanks all,
-Mitch