python-vtk6 and python-vtk are actually already conflicting [1] I forgot about that.
[1] http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=debian-science/packages/vtk6.git;a=blob;f=debian/control;h=d8d836e1f3311c99d3564c3cfbe4856ad22b07c3;hb=HEAD#l196 Anton 2014-04-01 9:36 GMT+02:00 Mathieu Malaterre <mathieu.malate...@gmail.com>: > On 4/1/14, Anton Gladky <gl...@debian.org> wrote: > > We can declare as conflicting python-vtk and python-vtk6. > > IMHO we get a lot of troubles, declaring libvtk5.8 and libvtk6 as > > conflicting. > > Hum, actually you are right. As long as libvtk5-dev and libvtk6-dev > conflicts it will be very hard for an app to link to both libvtk5.8 > and libvtk6.0. > > -- > Mathieu >
