Andreas Metzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I still don't get why you wouldn't simply generate a modified version > and install it _instead_ of the original package, unless foo also > include a switch-debdivert-foo package that enables to choose to > switch to officila package faster than 'dpkg -i official.deb'
I can kind of see this. If your modified version has the same name as the original, you might end up accidentally upgrading to a version without the desired changes. On the other hand, if it has a different name, it cannot be a full substitute because dpkg still doesn't support versioned provides. -- Aaron M. Ucko, KB1CJC (amu at alum.mit.edu, ucko at debian.org) Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NOT a valid e-mail address) for more info.
