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Bug#308586: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/apt_pkg.so', which is also in package python-apt



On Thu, May 12, 2005 at 01:15:37AM +0200, Frank Lichtenheld wrote:
> On Wed, May 11, 2005 at 08:23:59PM +0200, Christian Aichinger wrote:
> > The problem is that we are missing a versioned conflict against
> > older versions of python-apt, which contains the same files as
> > python2.3-apt does now.
> 
> Wouldn't a Replaces actually suffice?

Ok, after re-reading that part of the Debian Policy, I think we need
Conflicts+Replaces. I don't think that Replaces alone will do the
job.

Citing the policy manual:
>> This usage [a Replaces: line] only takes effect when the two
>> packages do conflict, so that the two usages of this field do not
>> interfere with each other.

Conflicts entry was added in python-apt--debian--0.6--patch-13.
Replaces entry was added in python-apt--debian--0.6--patch-14.
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Comments?

Thanks for pointing this out Frank.

Cheers,
Greek0

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