Bug#375667: x11-common and xserver-xorg unupgradeable due to mutual deathgrip

[Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk>]

Ian Jackson writes ("Re: Bug#375667: x11-common and xserver-xorg unupgradeable due to mutual deathgrip"):
> Daniel Stone writes ("Re: Bug#375667: x11-common and xserver-xorg unupgradeable due to mutual deathgrip"):
> > On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 05:41:28PM +0100, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > > /usr/bin/X11 is a bit tricky.  I think the right answer is to have
> > > some preinst move all of the binaries from /usr/bin/X11 to /usr/bin
> > > and then sort out the links but this should be done with care.  There
> > > should be no need for any Conflicts.
> > 
> > Happily mangling binaries from other packages?  Ugh.
> 
> I think that the results would be correct.  How about I do some tests
> and get back to you ?

I was thinking about this and discussing it in the pub with some
people and came to the following question: why do we mind if some
binaries are in /usr/bin/X11 and some in /usr/bin, halfway through the
transition ?

Ie, why not just keep /usr/bin/X11 around until it vanishes ?  There's
no need for it to be a symlink; you just keep both directories on the
path.

Ian.