On 5/9/07, Koen van der Drift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On May 4, 2007, at 5:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 09:27:13PM -0400, Koen van der Drift wrote: > >> > >> Package: python-biopython-py%type_pkg[python] > >> Type: NoSource > > > > Where's the "python" type/subtype list? > > > > dan > > > > > Ah, of course - thanks ;-) > > So, now I have the following: > > Info2: << > Package: python-biopython-py%type_pkg[python] > Type: python (2.3 2.4 2.5) > Source: none > Version: 1.40 > Revision: 2 > Depends: biopython-py%type_pkg[python] (>= 1.40b), fink-obsolete- > packages > Description: OBSOLETE, - use biopython-py%type_pkg[python] instead > Maintainer: Koen van der Drift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CompileScript: echo "%N is an obsolete package. Install biopython-py% > type_pkg[python] instead." > README > InstallScript: true > DocFiles: README > License: OSI-Approved > << > > My understanding of this mechanism (of getting rid of obsolete > packages) is that it is supposd to give me a warning, and install the > newer package instead. But when I try to install the obsolete > package, it will still make a deb file. So, is the above correct, or > do I still need to change something? > > Here's the terminal output: > > koen$ fink install python-biopython-py25 > Information about 7195 packages read in 1 seconds. > The package 'python-biopython-py25' will be installed. > Reading dependency for python-biopython-py25-1.40-2... > The package 'biopython-py25' will be installed. > Reading dependency for biopython-py25-1.43-1001... > The following package will be installed or updated: > python-biopython-py25 > The following additional package will be installed: > biopython-py25 > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] > Reading buildlock packages... > All buildlocks accounted for. > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin- > powerpc/sci/biopython-py25_1.43-1001_darwin-powerpc.deb > Selecting previously deselected package biopython-py25. > (Reading database ... 73830 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking biopython-py25 (from .../biopython-py25_1.43-1001_darwin- > powerpc.deb) ... > Setting up biopython-py25 (1.43-1001) ... > Reading buildlock packages... > All buildlocks accounted for. > /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin- > powerpc/sci/python-biopython-py25_1.40-2_darwin-powerpc.deb > Selecting previously deselected package python-biopython-py25. > (Reading database ... 75403 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking python-biopython-py25 (from .../python-biopython- > py25_1.40-2_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > Setting up python-biopython-py25 (1.40-2) > > > > thanks, > > - Koen. > >
It's not that fancy. If you tag a package as obsolete, it causes the validator to gripe for packages that depend on it, as well as a warning if it is to be installed as part of a dependency chain. It also becomes subject to removal by "fink cleanup" for current fink vintage. But it's still treated as a normal package by dpkg and fink otherwise, so it still gets installed. So what you've shown above is the normal course of action. -- Alexander K. Hansen (akh) Fink User Liaison and Documenter ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
