Re: dpkg upgrade/downgrade dependency problem
On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Juan Cespedes wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 13, 1998 at 06:12:11PM +0200, Christian Schwarz wrote:
> >
> > - I'll release the new packaging-manual package later today, but without
> > the "Conflicts: dpkg..."
>
> Then you should add a "Replaces: dpkg..." if it installs the
> files in the same path.
>
> BTW: Maybe you should just say "Replaces: dpkg (<< 1.4.0.23)"
> and forget about the conflict in any future version.
Umm, is "Replaces" really the correct flag? I thought, a Replaces: would
make dselect automatically purge dpkg on installation of
packaging-manual--certainly not a good idea :)
Chris
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