Re: Debian packaging for packages that provide the same files

On 2017-01-11 14:25 -0800, J.T. Conklin wrote: > Niels Thykier writes: > And now that I've refreshed my memory by reading > (https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/dother.en.html#install), > I see that *.install files can specify both the source and destination >

Re: Debian packaging for packages that provide the same files

Niels Thykier writes: >> A complication is that each platform config package installs the same >> set of files, so the normal package build technique of having all files >> being installed to a common staging directory and each package's files >> being selected by the

Re: Debian packaging for packages that provide the same files

J.T. Conklin: > [...] > > A complication is that each platform config package installs the same > set of files, so the normal package build technique of having all files > being installed to a common staging directory and each package's files > being selected by the debian/.install doesn't work.

Debian packaging for packages that provide the same files

This question is related to components Dell EMC (my current employer) are contributing to the Linux Foundation's openswitch project. Dell is contributing platform independent packages that depend on a platform specific package that provides configuration files. For our own internal use, we've