On Dec 4, 2007 9:29 PM, Alexander K. Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Charles Lepple wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > The latest upstream of gerbv has dropped support for GTK+1, so I > > would like to move to a single package file for gerbv.info and > > gerbv-gtk2.info. > > > > I used to have gerbv conflict and replace gerbv-gtk2 (and vice > > versa) since it didn't seem worth it to have both packages coexist > > (it's small enough to swap out if needed). Now, gerbv-gtk2 is a > > bundle/splitoff that just depends on the main package and > > fink-obsolete-packages. > > > > For some reason, I kept the Replaces: line in the main file so that > > it could overwrite the old gerbv-gtk2 package, but that produces > > some interesting error messages if you upgrade by typing "fink > > install gerbv-gtk2". > > > > Is it reasonable to have the old package be replaced by the unified > > one? Should I just stick to the traditional method of depending on > > fink-obsolete-packages, and letting the user clean up obsolete > > packages manually? > > > > The working .info file is attached. > > > > > One issue to consider is that if the dummy upgrader is a splitoff even > users who are building the package for the first time will install > fink-obsolete-packages, and some find that unnerving.
Interesting, I hadn't thought of that side effect (fink-obsolete-packages was already on my system). There is already a gerbv-gtk2.info file in CVS, so I'll just use that for the obsolete part. thanks, -- - Charles Lepple ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.devel
