Benjamin Cutler wrote:
The debian/control file should look something like: Package: foo-common Conflicts: foo (<< 7.6.5-2) Replaces: foo (<< 7.6.5-2)
Why the "Replaces"? I would have expected that would only be necessary if there was no longer any "foo" package.
Whether you use <= or << is mostly a matter of taste, but make sure you understand the difference, of course. ;)
Using << is good because it means we can post fixes to the old package (7.6.5-1.1), and it would still be in the correct rule. Why would I want to use <=?
Shachar
Who has nothing at all to do with either the original question or the
problem, but is interested in the reasoning non the less.
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