Julian Gilbey wrote: > > You are suggesting that potato be released containing three different > > packages (which are really the same package)? > > > > gtksamba, gtksamba-gnome, gnosamba > > > > Adding the Conflicts:, Provides:, and Replaces: line makes perfect sense, > > but I'm confused why you would be against removing the two older packages > > from the archive (eventually... but before release). > > I think Joey was complaining about the language: "orphan and remove": > this package is not a totally new package, rather it replaces the > others. So you upload your new package, which conflicts, provides and > replaces the old ones, and then file a bug against ftp.debian.org > asking for removal of the old packages.
I see now. I will do this. Thanks all, -Mitch
