Re: list of file conflicts between packages

[Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>]

Hi Filippo,

On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 11:31:25AM +0100, Filippo Giunchedi wrote:

> I've found some time to publish a list of packages with file conflicts, as
> stated by Contents.gz.
> More info at http://qa.debian.org/~filippo/file_conflicts/

> With the actual lists being at
> http://qa.debian.org/~filippo/file_conflicts/testing-conflicts
> http://qa.debian.org/~filippo/file_conflicts/unstable-conflicts

> The list is going to be updated every five days, however I'm not sure how often
> the Contents.gz file is updated.

I gather that this list excludes packages which declare conflicts.  It
doesn't exclude packages that use diversions.  Perhaps a whitelist of these
diversions would be useful?

Cheers,
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