Tristan Seligmann <mithra...@mithrandi.net> wrote: > Replaces: would not be appropriate or necessary since none of the > files are overlapping; this is only necessary when two packages > install files to the same location, and the one package must be > installed over the other. > > Conflicts: would not be appropriate either, because both packages will > work just fine when coinstalled, as you mention.
Yes, I know the technical conditions that justify Conflicts and Replaces, I only proposed them as a means to get users' package managers to automatically propose the upgrade from python-dialog to python3-dialog... > It is indeed possible for a removed package ("obsolete package", as > aptitude etc. call it) to stay on user systems forever, unless the > user takes some action, but I think the packaging tools and > documentation provide the necessary tools for users to address this. [...] > I > expect they can just continue to use it, whereas if it is not being > used then it doesn't really cause any harm by being installed on their > system. That is true, I also use aptitude and this feature works well. The main downside to leaving obsolete packages is when they have security problems, since they never get fixed in such a case. I am not aware of any such problem for pythondialog, though, so I suppose we can live with the current situation. Thanks -- Florent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-python-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/87fvef3q9e....@frougon.crabdance.com