Bug#235885: xlib6g from stable cannot be installed on unstable after upgrade to XFree86 4.3

[Andreas Metzler <ametzler@logic.univie.ac.at>]

Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 02:15:23PM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote:
>> Andreas Bach Aaen <abach@mail1.stofanet.dk> wrote:
>> > Package: xlib6g
>> > Severity: normal
>> > Tags: sid
 
>> > I need xlib6g to be able to install netscape navigator 4.7x on 
>> > unstable.
 
>> Use equivs.
 
> That doesn't work.  I had thought it would, but I hadn't tried it.  See the
> archives of debian-x.

You are right, it does not work, because xlibs in sid conflicts with
xlib6g. However I think rebuilding the netscape source package on sid
would work.
                 cu andreas