Frank de Lange wrote: > LS, > > In packaging owncloud (https://owncloud.org) for Debian we've hit on a > bit of a snag. In previous versions of the Debian packages, many > disparate components were delivered in their own package > (owncloud-app-encryption, owncloud-app-kichensink, owncloud-app-....., > etc). These functions have now been consolidated into the main package, > named owncloud-server. The main question now is how to get this upgrade > to go ahead using a normal apt-get upgrade (or the equivalent in other > upgrade mechanisms) without needing to resort to dist-upgrade or a > targeted upgrade (apt-get upgrade/install owncloud-server). > > Currently the following happens: > > - user has the whole bunch of owncloud-app-... packages installed > as well as owncloud-server, all at v 8.1.1-1. > > - the next version of owncloud-server (v 8.1.3-6.1) includes all these > owncloud-app-... packages. In the control file this is stated: > > Conflicts: ... owncloud-app-activity (<< 8.1.3-6.1), owncloud- > app-encryption (<< 8.1.3-6.1), ... (etcetera - the list is long) > Breaks: ... owncloud-app-activity (<< 8.1.3-6.1), owncloud- > app-encryption (<< 8.1.3-6.1), ... (etcetera - the list is long) > > - user tries a normal upgrade but this fails - owncloud-server > is held back > > - attempting to solve this by adding a 'Provides:' section with the > consolidated packages does not solve it either - now both the > owncloud-server package as well as all those 'Provided' packages > are held back. > > A discussion on this issue is going on at github: > > https://github.com/owncloud/core/issues/19124 > > The question is what kind of magic can convince apt to remove the old, > now consolidated packages while installing the new owncloud-server > package in a normal upgrade cycle. Can this be done without providing > empty placeholder packages for the consolidated packages? The wiki > (https://wiki.debian.org/PackageTransition) mentions this scenario but > questions the solution ('?? marks needs to be checked. #11 and #12 may > be wrong.'). > > TIA//Frank de Lange >
Oh, before I forget... the new owncloud-server package also contains a Replaces: section, containing all the consolidated packages: Replaces: owncloud (<< 7.9.9), owncloud-3rdparty (<< 8.1.3-6.1), owncloud-app-activity (<< 8.1.3-6.1), owncloud-app-encryption (<< 8.1.3-6.1), ... (lots of packages...) Gr//Fr
