Re: Version conflict in squeeze, also in sid for wacom packages

[Hendrik Boom <hendrik@topoi.pooq.com>]

On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:54:06 +0000, Hendrik Boom wrote:

> In squeeze for the i386, the wacom-related packages are wacom-tools and
> xserver-xorg-input-wacom.  But it is impossible to install both of them.
> 
> wacom-tools is at version 0.8.3.2-1 in both squeeze and sid, whereas
> xserver-xorg-input-wacom is at verion is at version 0.10.3+20100109-1.
> 
> Back in lenny, both packages had the same version number, 0.7.9.3-2, so
> the growing discrepancy is suspicious.  Firthermore, when looking at the
> package description for xserver-xorg-input-wacom from with in aptitude,
> I am tole:
> 
>   --\ Conflicts (1)
>     ---wacom-tools (<= 0.8.3.2-1)
> 
> so the two packages are in conflict.  Nothing new seems to be in the
> pipeline to squeeze from sid; the versin numbers are the same in both
> distros.  It doesn't seem as if waiting a few days will alleviate the
> situation in squeeze.
> 
> Where should this be reported, and what is to be done about it?
> 
> -- hendrik

By the way, does anyone know which version(s) of the wacom kernel module 
is in the current squeeze and sid kernels?

-- hendrik