On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 04:42:59PM +0100, Ricardo Mones wrote: > If ensuring a smooth transition includes that apt-get upgrade/dist-upgrade > does the package switching then as I understand it only a Provides: with the > old package name would be required in each new package. That's currently not > implemented in current packages. I may be wrong here, though.
A Provides would probably be wrong under the circumstances. > > Are the dependencies on sylpheed-claws-gtk2 auto-generated from the > > build-dependency somehow, or will they need to each be updated manually for > > the transition? > Generated from the libsylpheed-claws-gtk2-dev/libclaws-mail-dev version in > the build-depends. Only this one needs to be manually updated, plugins' > dependency is obtained from this one. Really? That doesn't seem to be the case in the current version of the packages; debian/control shows hard-coded dependencies on particular package names. > Anyway I'd like this dialog to continue after releasing to ensure this a > succesful transition, with you or any other RM if you don't have time. Please let us know when we can be of help to you in this. Cheers, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
