retitle [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
telnet-client
thanks
Sorry about my previous message to debian-policy, I accidently
sent it before I was ready.
According to /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/virtual-package-names-list.text.gz,
this is the next step in the process (since no one objected).
I guess though that no packages need to be renamed after all.
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Bug#58759: Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and telnet-client
Bug#58759: Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and telnet-client
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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 11:47:23 +0100
From: Richard Braakman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Bug#58759: Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
telnet-client
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On Wed, Feb 23, 2000 at 02:47:32PM +1100, Brian May wrote:
> The catch: newer packages would have to conflict with old versions of
> the rsh-client *package*:
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> rsh-client (<< version)
>
> however, this would also conflict with the *virtual package* (is the
> above even legal?).
No, it will work. A versioned conflict can not match an unversioned
virtual package, so they will not conflict.
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Date: 23 Feb 2000 14:47:32 +1100
From: Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Bug#58759: Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
telnet-client
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Package: debian-policy
Severity: wishlist
other solutions are possible, this is my preference.
it should be possible to install the following sets of packages at the same
time:
1. rsh-client and heimdal-clients
2. telnet, telnet-ssl, and heimdal-clients.
This requires new virtual packages. I propose:
1. rsh-client
2. telnet-client
as this goes along the same lines as ftp-server and pop3-server.
The catch: newer packages would have to conflict with old versions of
the rsh-client *package*:
rsh-client (<< version)
however, this would also conflict with the *virtual package* (is the
above even legal?).
Proposed solution: rename rsh-client (the *package*) to something
else, eg rclients (which seems more appropriate as it contains more
then just rsh).
Note:
telnet is more important as there telnet-ssl and heimdal-clients provide
different security implementations.
rsh isn't so important, as one is secure (and backward compatible) and
the other one isn't; still rsh-client contains programs not included
in heimdal-clients, eg rcp.
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