Re: Can one "fake" a Debian package?
On 19-May-99 Martin Bialasinski wrote:
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>>> "P" == Pollywog <pollywog@shadypond.com> writes:
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> P> I looked into the equivs package, but from what I read, it is not a
> P> good solution and can break a system.
>
> Use the one in unstable as I said in another mail. The only "problem"
> there could be is that you define Provides, dependancies or other meta
> information, that replace one of the core elements if you force it.
>
> You could make a packages that Provides and Conflicts libc6 and (maybe
> with a little --force) install it. With the next boot, you won't be
> able to start because of missing libc6.
>
> If you don't --force anything and think about what you place into the
> metaheaders, it will be all right.
>
> Ciao,
> Martin - author and maintainer of the new equivs package
>
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