Thomas Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > Original package is foo 1.0. This is split up into two packages: foo > 2.0, bar 2.0. > > Package: bar > Version: 2.0 > Conflicts: foo (<< 2.0) > > Should bar also have this?: > > Replaces: foo (<< 2.0)
Only if it replaces *files* in foo << 2.0, see file:///usr/share/doc/debian-policy/policy.html/ch-relationships.html#s-replaces > Assume that we want foo 1.0 to apt-get upgrade smoothly to foo 2.0 + bar > 2.0 Then foo_2.0 must depend on bar, in order to pull it in. > and that we want the user to be able to downgrade easily to foo 1.0. Downgrades are usually not supported anyway. With the conflict in bar, I think dpkg will do the right thing. Regards, Frank -- Frank K�ster Inst. f. Biochemie der Univ. Z�rich Debian Developer
