Bug#527980: Please provide upgrade path from libphysfs-1.0-0 to libphysfs1

[Barry deFreese]

Artur R. Czechowski wrote:
> Package: libphysfs1
> Version: 2.0.0-3
> Severity: wishlist
> X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-release at lists.debian.org
>
> Hello,
> Please provide upgrade path from libphysfs-1.0-0 to libphysfs1.
> In current setup replacing libphysfs-1.0-0 with libphysfs1 requires user's
> manual intervention.
>
> I believe that empty dummy package libphysfs-1.0-0 depending on libphysfs1
> shall be sufficient.
>
> Optionally, you can ask to rebuild packages having dependency
> on libphysfs-1.0-0. Other option is asking debian-release team (CCed)
> for rebuild and binary NMU the packages.
>
> List of packages still depending on libphysfs-1.0-0:
>  - asc
>  - balder2d
>  - libparagui1.1
>  - libtaoframework-physfs1.0-cil
>  - lincity-ng
>  - love
>  - netpanzer
>
> Regards
> 	Artur
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: squeeze/sid
>   APT prefers unstable
>   APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
>
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.29-2-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
> Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=pl_PL.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
>
>   
Artur,

libphysfs1 Provides libphysfs-1.0.0 and has the symlink from 1.0.so.0 to 
.so.2.0.0.  I tested this with several packages.  What type of 
intervention are you seeing?

Thanks,

Barry deFreese
Debian Games Team