Sebastien Maret wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to rename the scipy-core-py package to numpy-py. numpy used > to be called scipy-core, but the upstream developers changed the name > some time ago: > > For about 6 months at the end of 2005, the new package was called > SciPy Core (not to be confused with the full SciPy package which > remains a separate package), and so you will occasionally see > references to SciPy Core floating around. It was decided in January > 2006 to go with the historical name of NumPy for the new package. > Realize that NumPy (module name numpy) is the new name. > > For now the scipy-core package provides numpy-py, but to avoid > confusion, I would rather have a numpy-py package to provide > scipy-core-py. > > Is it okay if I just rename the package and if I declare "Provides: > scipy-core-py%type_pkg[python]" in it?
Provides are not versioned. You would have to test if the packages that have a versioned dependency on scipy-core (I see matplotlib-py and rpy-py in this situation) will still work or have to be changed. -- Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.devel