Re: Use of Breaks dependencies

2007-07-02 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Pierre THIERRY [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Scribit Ian Jackson dies 29/06/2007 hora 14:28: I think it's a bug that we try to do upgrades from release A to B using A's packaging tools. In most case, IME, it worked. In the cases where we know it won't, couldn't the packaging tools be notified

Use of Breaks dependencies

2007-06-29 Thread Loïc Minier
Hi, It's my understanding that dpkg now supports the Breaks dependencies, and I also recall there was some discussion around last minute fixes before etch to support Breaks, but what's the final status: are we allowed to use Breaks in packages for unstable/lenny? Thanks, -- Loïc

Re: Use of Breaks dependencies

2007-06-29 Thread Raphael Hertzog
Hi, On Fri, 29 Jun 2007, Loïc Minier wrote: Hi, It's my understanding that dpkg now supports the Breaks dependencies, and I also recall there was some discussion around last minute fixes before etch to support Breaks, but what's the final status: are we allowed to use Breaks in

Re: Use of Breaks dependencies

2007-06-29 Thread Ian Jackson
Loïc Minier writes (Use of Breaks dependencies): It's my understanding that dpkg now supports the Breaks dependencies, and I also recall there was some discussion around last minute fixes before etch to support Breaks, but what's the final status: are we allowed to use Breaks in packages

Re: Use of Breaks dependencies

2007-06-29 Thread Pierre THIERRY
Scribit Ian Jackson dies 29/06/2007 hora 14:28: I think it's a bug that we try to do upgrades from release A to B using A's packaging tools. In most case, IME, it worked. In the cases where we know it won't, couldn't the packaging tools be notified of the issue (much like the requires file of