Hi, On Mon, 21 Feb 2011, Ben Finney wrote: > When making a new release of a source package that renames one of its > binary packages, at <URL:http://wiki.debian.org/Renaming_a_Package> it > is asserted “most package managers (including AFAIK apt) do not know to > replace the old with the new one”. > > Is that still true of APT? Or does APT now know that a new package > should be installed if it: > > Provides: oldname > Replaces: oldname (<< fooversion) > Conflicts: oldname (<< fooversion) > > In other words: is the dummy transitional binary package still needed to > transition an existing binary package to a new name
Yes. > can we now expect package managers to figure it out from the metadata? No. And even if they did, it would still best practice to use a dummy package for a significant period of time. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer Follow my Debian News ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.com (English) ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.fr (Français) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
