Hi, I am working to re-insert a package that was removed three years ago. Since the package name is quite short, I also changed its name: the package name was "fv" [1], and I changed it to "ftools-fv" [2].
As recommended, I also exhumed the bugs that were closed by the package removal. They will be fixed by the new package; the changelog contains the appropriate "Closes: #259548" entry. However, when uploading to mentors.debian.net, the QA information contains the error "Package closes bugs in a wrong way: Bug #259548 does not belong to this package" [3]. Shall I just ignore this error? Or shall I assign the bugs to the new (still unknown to the system) package name "ftools-fv"? Another question is whether I need to somehow propagate the name change. in debian/control, I have set "Conflicts: fv; Replaces: fv" Should I also set "Provides: fv"? This would pollute the package namespace again with a virtual package of this short name which was the main reason to change it. [1] http://packages.qa.debian.org/f/fv.html [2] http://bugs.debian.org/682205 [3] https://mentors.debian.net/package/ftools-fv Best regards Ole -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
