On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 12:56:20AM +0100, Cilyan Olowen wrote: > I was wondering if it is possible to redirect one package to another, > and if it was possible in unsupported. > > For example, python bindings for poppler are currently, but probably > will stay like this, a bazaar repository. The fact is, as it is the > official way of obtaining the software, the package should be > python-poppler. But, as it is a bzr, it should be python-poppler-bzr > too and so will beneficiate the makepkg functionality to update to the > last repository version. > > Another package needs the bindings, but as it is the functionnality > that are needed and not a particular way of obtention, I think it is > better to request python-poppler. So, for the requirement to be > installed automatically, it is better for the package to be named > python-poppler. > > Finally, it could be great if the package python-poppler was > redirected to python-poppler-bzr. And if a stable packaged version of > the software arise, the two packages could be dissociated > transparently.
The AUR doesn't store any of the provides data, so it isn't possible in unsupported. This would definitely be a feature to consider though.