On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 06:32:45PM +0100, Giacomo Catenazzi wrote: > >> Hmmm. I partially agree, but then we have an unnecessary exception: > >> such virtual packages must have only one "provider", or else there > >> will be problems (IIRC) on dpkg, apt or ddbuild, if such dependency > >> is declared as first dependency [1].
> >>From the definition of the virtual package in question, it should have only > > one provider at a time. > And this is an exception, No, it isn't. > >> I would prefer to create a real empty package: > >> default-mta (maybe in a source package debian-defaults), which depends > >> on exim. > > This unavoidably couples Debian's choice of a default MTA for users who > > install the new release, to the behavior for users who are upgrading from a > > previous release, because users who have such a 'default-mta' package > > installed will find their MTA changed on dist-upgrade. > What about an other level of indirection: > package debian-mta: Depends: exim | mta-mail-transfer-agent > I think this case will solve upgrades, and changing easily the mta > (without causing a failed dependency). I believe that would also work, but it seems unnecessarily complex compared to the use of a virtual package. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
