Re: Empty package
On Thu, Jun 14, 2001 at 05:21:56PM -0400, Bob Hilliard wrote:
> I have ITP'd dict-gcide (Bug#100892). This package will provide,
> conflict and replace dict-web1913. I intend to provide an empty
> (dummy) dict-web1913 package that will depend on dict-gcide.
>
> The only thing functionally required in the dummy package is a
> control file, and possibly a README.Debian file advising the user that
> he may purge this package at any time.
Don't even bother with the README.Debian file, just have an empty
package and this message in the Description field in the control
file.
> In order to be allowed in the archive, will it be necessary to
> provide a copyright file?
No.
> If everything in the package is part of the ../debian directory
> what should I do about a .orig.tar.gz file? Would it be acceptable to
> make this version of dict-web1913 a debian-native package, and
> include the ../debian directory in the .tar.gz file?
No, stuff the empty package into the dict-gcide source package's
control file and generate the package from there. That will mean that
it's easy to keep it up to date if things change, and it's logically
nicer too.
Julian
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