On Thu, Feb 07, 2008 at 10:36:07PM +0100, Luk Claes wrote: > Uwe Steinmann wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 07, 2008 at 07:02:16PM +0100, Luk Claes wrote: > >> Uwe Steinmann wrote: > >>> On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 07:57:03PM +0100, Luk Claes wrote: > >>>> Debian Bug Tracking System wrote: > >>>>> Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > >>>>> > >>>>>> reassign 418318 ftp.debian.org > >>>>> Bug#418318: Don't build a php4-specific package because of php4's > >>>>> removal > >>>>> Bug reassigned from package `php4-ps' to `ftp.debian.org'. > >>>> Shouldn't you just remove the php4-ps binary package in your next upload > >>>> fixing this bug? > >>> That's what I thought as well but Wiesiek Swiatek told me: > >>> > >>> <quote> > >>> You should reassign this bug to ftp.debian.org metapackage with ask to > >>> removal this package from unstable. > >>> Upload new package as "php-ps" is not enougn, becouse source (php4-ps) > >>> still is aviable in unstable. > >>> </quote> > >> If you really want to change the source package name, then you indeed > >> have to ask for removal of this package. Though I would advise to upload > >> the new source package first if that's the case and read [1] to have a > >> decent bug title for package removals. > > This is still very confusing for me. Reading [1] I get the impression > > that everything is done automatically. > > The source package php4-ps used to produce two binary packages php4-ps and > > php5-ps. Now that php4 isn't supported anymore, only php5-ps will > > be left, which is somewhat strange. A source package php4-ps produces > > a binary package php5-ps. That's why I created a new source package > > php-ps which produces php5-ps. > > Isn't this one of the cases where rene takes care of automatic removal? > > > > 'Source packages which have had all their binary packages taken over by > > another source packages' > > Will you have a php4-ps binary package in php-ps or only a php5-ps? If > the latter, this bug is what you should do except for the bug title. I > also would advise you to wait till php-ps is at least in unstable before > retitling this bug correctly. php-ps will only have a binary package php5-ps.
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