[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Juan Cespedes) wrote on 14.04.98 in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Mon, Apr 13, 1998 at 09:13:51PM +0200, Christian Schwarz wrote: > > On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Juan Cespedes wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Apr 13, 1998 at 06:12:11PM +0200, Christian Schwarz wrote: > > > > > > > > - I'll release the new packaging-manual package later today, but > > > > without the "Conflicts: dpkg..." > > > > > > Then you should add a "Replaces: dpkg..." if it installs the > > > files in the same path. > > > > > > BTW: Maybe you should just say "Replaces: dpkg (<< 1.4.0.23)" > > > and forget about the conflict in any future version. > > > > Umm, is "Replaces" really the correct flag? I thought, a Replaces: would > > make dselect automatically purge dpkg on installation of > > packaging-manual--certainly not a good idea :) > > Yes, it's the correct flag. "Replaces" means that that > package may overwrite other packages' files. "Replaces+Conflicts" is > what will automatically purge dpkg (but it won't work on this case, > because dpkg is essential). Only, the way I understood Christian, his package won't overwrite any files from dpkg, so I'd say "Replaces: dpkg" is particularly useless. Does "Suggest: dpkg (>= 1.4.0.23)" work? MfG Kai -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
