Bug#428809: xserver-xorg-core: Add Conflicts: nvidia-glx (<= 1.0.8776-4)

[Julian Gilbey <jdg@polya.uklinux.net>]

On Thu, Jun 14, 2007 at 12:34:14PM +0200, Marc Glisse wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-core
> Version: 2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-6
> Severity: important
> 
> 
> I know the breakage of the nvidia proprietary driver is not a bug in
> xorg, but the standard thing to do when your package breaks an other one
> is to upload a new version that conflicts with broken versions of the
> other one. Unless you do that, many more people will face this issue,
> even when a new version of nvidia-glx enters testing. I am just not sure
> about the exact versions with which it should conflict.
> 
> (btw I used the gcc -shared workaround)

No, no, no!!!  Please don't do that!!!

I've got an older NVIDIA graphics card (GeForce4 MX 440) which doesn't
run with any driver later than 1.0-96xx.  So if you make xserver-xorg
conflict with older nvidia drivers, then even using the gcc -shared
workaround, I won't be able to install it.

There must be a better solution?

   Julian