On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 09:37:09AM +0200, Filippo Giunchedi wrote: > On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 08:14:53AM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote: > [snip, new devscripts file-conflicts with libgd-tools #319271] > > > I'm for annotate-output (and I'm also thinking that lintian should check > > > if a > > > file conflicts with another one) > > > > It should be a katie / DAK check, not a lintian one, as you need to > > scan the entire archive. > > This can be an option too, however you should build the entire tree of > dependencies (Conflicts/Depends) as it makes sense to have two packages > provide > the same file while conflicting (or one is in the Conflicts tree of the other) > > anyway I'm CC'ing -qa as this might be of interest. > > filippo
Correct: this is precisely what should be done. There are further complications, though, as a package might use dpkg-divert in the preinst .... Julian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
