On Fri, Oct 12, 2001 at 01:10:47PM +0200, Falk Hueffner wrote: > Packages must not overwrite other packages' files. You can perhaps use > the "alternatives" mechanism. See update-alternatives(8).
Diversions (dpkg-divert) would be appropriate in this case. Any package can divert another's files. However, all packages must agree to use alternatives to manage a particular file. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>