Re: New ocaml-3.06 packages to test.
En réponse à Sven Luther <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr>:
> > Well, I just had a look to the diff.gz, and I think you did it
> > wrong.
> > The new versioned packages must not replace the current ones.
>
> Why not ?
>
> Or do you plan to have both ocaml 3.06-15 and ocaml-3.06 3.06-16
> installed at the same time ?
Yes it is necessary, and then you must add the dummy packages.
> > You must provide one dummy package per versioned package.
> > In the versioned package, you need to rename binaries
> > like ocaml.ocaml-3.06-1, and the ocaml dummy package will
> > provide a "ocaml" link to it.
>
> Mmm, i did not say that these where the definite versions. I think
> some
> kind of renaming is needed, like you say, and i will have to rename
> all
> executables, and provide links to it.
I think it is time to do it properly don't you think?
Let's the mini free going on and let's take more time to experiment
ideas. Would you like me to do some work on the ocaml packaging?
> > You need do do such effort for every common file as well.
> > (This is how it work with Python and GCC).
>
> No, only for the executables, the rest is already handled by the
> changed
> libdir, or am i missing something ?
I have in mind at least conffiles and manpages.
Cheers,
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Jérôme Marant <jerome.marant@free.fr>
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