Package: xorg Version: 1:7.5+3 Severity: normal Hey, I'm filing this to avoid forgetting about this, and to get opinions. The way we're currently handling the xserver ABI is a pain, because it means we need Conflicts on older drivers, which confuses the hell out of the package manager (aptitude is particularly bad at this iirc). What I think would make more sense is to have the server provide xorg-video-abi-$N (or whatever we may want to call it) and the driver depend on that virtual abi package (in addition to the existing serverminver dependency for minor bumps). I'm not sure what this means for xserver-xorg's current "any driver with the right ABI" dependency. Maybe the drivers can keep providing an xorg-driver virtual package (which wouldn't have to be versioned). Thoughts? Cheers, Julien
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