Re: Bug#368055: debian-policy: Add a section about 'transitional packages'

[Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk>]

Christoph Haas writes ("Re: Bug#368055: debian-policy: Add a section about 'transitional packages'"):
> On Fri, May 19, 2006 at 05:54:07PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote:
> > How can that work?  If B Depends: A, but A Conflicts: B, won't they just
> > refuse to be upgraded?  I think A needs to declare 
> > Conflicts: B ( <= $last_nontransitional_version ). 
> 
> I think you are closer to the real solution.

There is no need for the Conflicts at all.  It is perfectly fine to
install both the transitional package and the real new package.

Ian.