Re: dpkg upgrade/downgrade dependency problem
cespedes@debian.org (Juan Cespedes) wrote on 14.04.98 in <[🔎] 19980414003223.17025@gizmo.lander.es>:
> On Mon, Apr 13, 1998 at 09:13:51PM +0200, Christian Schwarz wrote:
> > 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 :)
>
> Yes, it's the correct flag. "Replaces" means that that
> package may overwrite other packages' files. "Replaces+Conflicts" is
> what will automatically purge dpkg (but it won't work on this case,
> because dpkg is essential).
Only, the way I understood Christian, his package won't overwrite any
files from dpkg, so I'd say "Replaces: dpkg" is particularly useless.
Does "Suggest: dpkg (>= 1.4.0.23)" work?
MfG Kai
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