[Python-modules-team] Packages renaming erroneous process

Scott Kitterman debian at kitterman.com
Sat Feb 18 05:51:31 UTC 2012


On Saturday, February 18, 2012 09:39:55 AM Aleksey Midenkov wrote:
> Please, when renaming packages don't forget to add conflict with older
> name. I am not the first time stumbling upon 'trying to overwrite ...
> which is also in package' error with python packages. That were on
> upgrades from 2.5 to 2.6. And that continues on upgrade 2.6 to 2.7.
> Please, add some rule to your business workflow process. I'm not very
> sure is it Debian or Ubuntu responsible for that particular errors.
> But that would be good to mention everywhere. Thank you!
> 
> Current problems were noticed on following upgrades:
> 
> python-sip4 -> python-sip

The last time python-sip4 was a real (non-transitional package) was in Lenny, 
so no conflicts/breaks should be needed for wheezy.

Scott K



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