Bug#440143: Why replaces?
Cyril Brulebois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (30/08/2007): > According to the changelog, not accurate: > | + Add Conflicts/Replaces: network-manager-gnome (<< 0.6.5-1) as [...] > > Not doing so would be a grave bug (file conflict between packages). Do you have a reference for why "Replaces" is necessary? According to my reading of policy, only "Conflicts" is necessary, but I might well have missed something. With the "Replaces", aptitude (eg) will silently remove the old network-manager-gnome. Also, why the name change from network-manager-gnome to network-manager-applet? Was this caused by the "Replaces" above? Peace, Dylan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#440143: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#440143: Why replaces?
Dylan Thurston schrieb: > Cyril Brulebois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (30/08/2007): >> According to the changelog, not accurate: >> | + Add Conflicts/Replaces: network-manager-gnome (<< 0.6.5-1) as [...] >> >> Not doing so would be a grave bug (file conflict between packages). > > Do you have a reference for why "Replaces" is necessary? According to > my reading of policy, only "Conflicts" is necessary, but I might well As the Changelog says: network-manager >= 0.6.5-1 now ships nm-vpn-properties which was previously part of network-manager-gnome << 0.6.5-1. Replaces tells dpkg, to overwrite files in certain other packages. Or put in other words, it tells dpkg, that ownership of nm-vpn-properties is transferred from network-manager-gnome to network-manager (I admit that is primarily useful for conffiles) > have missed something. With the "Replaces", aptitude (eg) will > silently remove the old network-manager-gnome. It shouldn't do that automatically, only if you tell it so. By default it should put the 0.6.8* packages on hold (until the new network-manager-gnome_0.6.5-1 has arrived) > Also, why the name change from network-manager-gnome to > network-manager-applet? Was this caused by the "Replaces" above? network-manager-applet is the name of the upstream source package. The binary package is still called network-manager-gnome. Cheers, Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth? signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#440143: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#440143: Why replaces?
Dylan Thurston schrieb: > Cyril Brulebois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (30/08/2007): >> According to the changelog, not accurate: >> | + Add Conflicts/Replaces: network-manager-gnome (<< 0.6.5-1) as [...] >> >> Not doing so would be a grave bug (file conflict between packages). > > Do you have a reference for why "Replaces" is necessary? According to > my reading of policy, only "Conflicts" is necessary, but I might well As the Changelog says: network-manager >= 0.6.5-1 now ships nm-vpn-properties which was previously part of network-manager-gnome << 0.6.5-1. Replaces tells dpkg, to overwrite files in certain other packages. Or put in other words, it tells dpkg, that ownership of nm-vpn-properties is transferred from network-manager-gnome to network-manager (I admit that is primarily useful for conffiles) > have missed something. With the "Replaces", aptitude (eg) will > silently remove the old network-manager-gnome. It shouldn't do that automatically, only if you tell it so. By default it should put the 0.6.8* packages on hold (until the new network-manager-gnome_0.6.5-1 has arrived) > Also, why the name change from network-manager-gnome to > network-manager-applet? Was this caused by the "Replaces" above? network-manager-applet is the name of the upstream source package. The binary package is still called network-manager-gnome. Cheers, Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth? signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#440143: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#440143: Why replaces?
Michael Biebl schrieb: > Dylan Thurston schrieb: >> Cyril Brulebois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (30/08/2007): >>> According to the changelog, not accurate: >>> | + Add Conflicts/Replaces: network-manager-gnome (<< 0.6.5-1) as [...] >>> >>> Not doing so would be a grave bug (file conflict between packages). >> Do you have a reference for why "Replaces" is necessary? According to >> my reading of policy, only "Conflicts" is necessary, but I might well > > As the Changelog says: network-manager >= 0.6.5-1 now ships > nm-vpn-properties which was previously part of network-manager-gnome << > 0.6.5-1. > > Replaces tells dpkg, to overwrite files in certain other packages. Or > put in other words, it tells dpkg, that ownership of nm-vpn-properties > is transferred from network-manager-gnome to network-manager (I admit > that is primarily useful for conffiles) To emphasize that: Without the Replaces a smooth upgrade from 0.6.4 to 0.6.5 is not possible ! Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth? signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
