>Berkeley DB v2, in its original upstream version, is shipped in packages >like libdb2, libdb2.6 and libdb2.7, which represent the old version, the >"upstream-stable" version and the "upstream-beta" version. >All these different versions are splitted in a huge number of packages, >including libdb2*-util which includes the same binaries above, exept >db_printlog, which is a debugging utility and should be shipped with a >-dev or -dbg package. > >libc6 ships with a _forked_ version of the upstream package. >libc6 is marked "required". >Therefore the original upstream packages cannot anymore be installed on >potato systems. > >My first suggestion would be to ask for moving those programs into a >libc6-db2-utils package that I can conflict and replace. > >What's your opinion?
I've spent a few days pondering this issue, and I think that alternatives are the best way to handle this. Alternatively, I can install the programs as glibcdb_* and leave the db_* namespace to you. -- Joel Klecker (aka Espy) Debian GNU/Linux Developer <URL:mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://web.espy.org/> <URL:http://www.debian.org/>
