Hi, to solve the problem of <http://bugs.debian.org/733340>, split my package into an arch-dependent part (containing the binaries) and an arch-independent part (containing the manual pages and HTML documentation):
cpl-plugin-fors (4.11.12+dfsg-1) --> cpl-plugin-fors + cpl-plugin-fors-doc (4.11.12+dfsg-2) However, now I get a bug report <http://bugs.debian.org/734917> that the new "-doc" package has files that would overwrite parts of the old base package. How should I solve this problem? Should I set "Conflicts" and "Replaces:" to "cpl-plugin-fors (=...-1)" for both new packages? I am not sure whether two packages can replace (together) the old one, or if they then are alternatives? I would also see the bug report describing a non-real use-case: I could not see a reason why someone would stay with the old package but tries to install only the -doc package, without the base package updated. Also, the package is quite special (it contains the data processing for a specific astronomic instrument mounted at the Very Large Telescope), and therefore has still a popcon of zero, so not many people will probably have it installed. What is the optimal way to proceed here? (identical problems are with two other packages: cpl-plugin-xsh and cpl-plugin-giraf). 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]
