On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 07:24:12PM +0200, Andreas Metzler wrote: > Denis Barbier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 01:10:40AM +0200, Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña > > wrote: > >> Package: xorg-x11 > >> Version: 6.8.2.dfsg.1-4 > >> Priority: wishlist > > >> This source package provides several dummy packages which are present in > >> sarge, etch and sid: xlibs-pic, xlibs-dev and xlibs-dbg. > >> As these are dummy transition-only package (for woody) > > > FWIW the xlibs package is in a similar situation, though it is not > > dummy. Would it be possible to move XKB stuff to another package? > > I maintain (though I need to seriously work on it) xkeyboard-config > > in experimental, this package is an alternative to xlibs. > > Hello, > xlibs contains more than 300 dpkg-conffiles, and moving them from one > package to another requires lots of manual md5summing in the > package maintainer scripts as dpkg does not handle this at all and > will throw lots of unnecessary configuration-file changed prompts. > > That is same problem anybody switching from xfree96 to xorg > experiences with /etc/Xsession, just on a gigantic scale.
Sounds a very good point, unfortunately ;) > BTW is there a still reason for > ---------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /sid/var/lib/dpkg/info/libxext6.shlibs > libXext 6 libxext6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0) > ---------- > can't the ' | xlibs (>> 4.1.0)'-part be dropped now, that sarge has > been released? This is indeed the alternative, AFAICT all dependencies on xlibs should be replaced by more accurate ones. Denis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
