Sorry for the previous message, it left my console incomplete; continuing with the intended reply:
-------- Προωθημένο Μήνυμα -------- Από: Georgios M. Zarkadas <georgios.zarka...@gmail.com> Προς: Rogério Brito <rbr...@ime.usp.br> Θέμα: Re: Progress? Ημ/νία: Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:30:00 +0200 Στις 04-03-2012, ημέρα Κυρ, και ώρα 18:44 -0300, ο/η Rogério Brito έγραψε: > Hi, Ondřej. > > On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 18:12, Ondřej Surý <ond...@sury.org> wrote: > > any progress on uploading to unstable? I can help/sponsor/comaintain. > > If you don't respond, I'll just pick whatever is in collab-maint, > > check it (is the conflict with moreutils solved) and upload to > > unstable? > > Just for the record, I have updated the packaging and pushed it to > collab-maint: > > http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/parallel.git > > Please let me know if there is anything else that I should do. > > Regards, > You must do either of following: [1] Declare the package's conflict with moreutils in the control file, because both packages share a binary in the path (/usr/bin/parallel). That, is the debian/control file must contain a line: Conflicts: moreutils Also, it may be needed (someone with more experience in policy should tell) that moreutils also declares that conflict. This is for the case that the default (--gnu) configuration is chosen for the package. [2] Use the --tollef personality as default. Then there is no need for a Conflicts, nor a need to modify moreutils. You just have to use dpkg-divert in the install scripts to divert the moreutils' parallel with your package's version. Regarding ikiwiki-hosting-web, I believe that its only dependency from moreutils is the use of chronic in its cron job. In any case a conflict with that package is not necessary; the conflict with moreutils will be enough. Also, for the case that --tollef / dpkg-divert is chosen, a later change by the site admin of parallel's personality to --gnu will not interfere with the ikiwiki-hosting-web package. Just, FYI, the mentors thread, where the previous package's attempt was discussed is: http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2011/04/msg00203.html I have since that time, taken other paths inside Debian and my interest in packaging parallel has diminished; however if you feel you need help with the dpkg-divert thing (assuming you choose the option [2]) I can devote a small fraction of time to that. regards George Zarkadas
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