Bug#334791: closed by David Kalnischkies <kalnischkies@gmail.com> (Close: apt-get ignoring Replaces field?)
On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 10:47, <jidanni@jidanni.org> wrote:
> B> Replaces alone can't be used as an indication for anything by APT.
> B> A Replace only says that some files in the package will override
> B> files from another package - and that this is on propose.
> B> Otherwise dpkg would complain loudly.
>
> B> Example:
> B> apt currently replaces an older version of manpages-pl --
> B> this doesn't mean that apt is a full replacement for all polish manpages,
> B> but only that it now ships the polish translations of its manpages itself.
>
> B> Thats different if other fields (Breaks/Conflicts/Provides) come into play,
> B> but that is another topic…
> Hope that is all documented somewhere.
Our mighty policy includes it:
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-replaces
(i intended to add that to close mail, but forgot about it after an interrupt…)
Best regards
David Kalnischkies
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