Sorry for the previous message, it left my console incomplete;
continuing with the intended reply:
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Από: Georgios M. Zarkadas <georgios.zarkadas@gmail.com>
Προς: Rogério Brito <rbrito@ime.usp.br>
Θέμα: Re: Progress?
Ημ/νία: Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:30:00 +0200
Στις 04-03-2012, ημέρα Κυρ, και ώρα 18:44 -0300, ο/η Rogério Brito
έγραψε:
> Hi, Ondřej.
>
> On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 18:12, Ondřej Surý <ondrej@sury.org> wrote:
> > any progress on uploading to unstable? I can help/sponsor/comaintain.
> > If you don't respond, I'll just pick whatever is in collab-maint,
> > check it (is the conflict with moreutils solved) and upload to
> > unstable?
>
> Just for the record, I have updated the packaging and pushed it to collab-maint:
>
> http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/parallel.git
>
> Please let me know if there is anything else that I should do.
>
> Regards,
>
You must do either of following:
[1] Declare the package's conflict with moreutils in the control
file, because both packages share a binary in the path (/usr/bin/parallel).
That, is the debian/control file must contain a line:
Conflicts: moreutils
Also, it may be needed (someone with more experience in policy should tell)
that moreutils also declares that conflict.
This is for the case that the default (--gnu) configuration is chosen for
the package.
[2] Use the --tollef personality as default. Then there is no need for
a Conflicts, nor a need to modify moreutils. You just have to use dpkg-divert
in the install scripts to divert the moreutils' parallel with your package's
version.
Regarding ikiwiki-hosting-web, I believe that its only dependency from
moreutils is the use of chronic in its cron job. In any case a conflict with
that package is not necessary; the conflict with moreutils will be enough.
Also, for the case that --tollef / dpkg-divert is chosen, a later change by
the site admin of parallel's personality to --gnu will not interfere with the
ikiwiki-hosting-web package.
Just, FYI, the mentors thread, where the previous package's attempt was
discussed is:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2011/04/msg00203.html
I have since that time, taken other paths inside Debian and my interest
in packaging parallel has diminished; however if you feel you need help
with the dpkg-divert thing (assuming you choose the option [2]) I can
devote a small fraction of time to that.
regards
George Zarkadas
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