>> "JV" == Jochen Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello all,
Hi, [...] > As far as I understand it, we seem to agree that currently > we should have > package - GNOME 1.4 version > package2 - GNOME 2 version (in experimental?) > Provides: package > Conflicts: package > Replaces: package We don't need to provides a package name. > How would this look after we decided to get rid of the 2 suffix? > As far as I see it we would do the following: First we should wait for the GNOME 2 stable release and for the woody release before breaking sid (see the command -v bug) > 1) Upload > package - more stable, more tested, future GNOME 2 version > Provides: package2 > Conflicts: package2 > Replaces: package2 Simply upload the package without the 2 and add a conflicts with the 2 package. This solution is the more easy, but we lost all the GNOME 1.4 packages. [...] > I am somewhat skeptical about the first upgrade path. > If somebody decides to try the GNOME-2 packages early, > what would happen to him after we drop the 2 suffix? > Does he need to manually switch back to "package"? The GNOME 2 packages are in experimental, then users knows what they are doing (I hope). Christian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
