Re: How to smoothly merge packages ?
On Tue, Jun 15, 1999 at 11:46:40PM +0200, Gregor Hoffleit wrote:
> I'd like to merge back some python packages (python-net, python-misc,
> python-bsddb and python-curses) into python-base.
>
> Now quite a lot third-party packages depend e.g. on python-net. What's
> the best method to ensure a smooth transition for both potato and
> people upgrading Python from slink, how do I have to set up the
> dependencies ?
>
> IIRC, during the big X11 package renaming, there was a need for some
> empty dummy packages. Should I use empty python-net etc. packages and
> urge the user to remove them when they are no longer necessary ? Or
> can I resolve the situation with "Replaces: python-net, ..." and/or
> "Provides: python-net, ..." and/or "Conflicts: python-net, ..." ?
>
> I'm a little bit lost in the actual consequences of those.
Do those third-party packages have a versioned dependency on
your packages? If not, then it is simple: just make the new package
Conflicts:, Replaces: and Provides: the old ones.
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