[pkg-wpa-devel] Proposal: Split the package

[Felix Homann]

Hi again,

as you have probably seen bug #360387 has been reopened. And I think that's 
correct. For users of Debian/Sid the way the new mode of operation was 
introduced might be acceptable, but what's going to happen when your someday 
upgrading from Stable?

News.Debian.gz says: 

IF YOU HAVE USED WPASUPPLICANT BEFORE, THIS UPGRADE PROBABLY BROKE YOUR 
CONNECTION!

Is there any possible usage scenario of wpasupplicant that got not broken by 
the upgrade? That should not happen!

Furthermore, there seem to be setups that still can't be reworked with the new 
approach, or not in an easy manner.

Therfore, I would suggest the following:

1. Split the package into

	a. wpasupplicant-base: Essentially containing only what upstream delivers
	b. wpasupplicant-ifupdown-plugin: Everything needed for the new modes
	c. wpasupplicant-init-script: The init script, the old stuff

2. Turn wpasupplicant into a meta-package 

This can suggest wpasupplicant-ifupdown-plugin. On upgrades it can ask people 
to either install wpasupplicant-init-script to keep the old setup or to 
switch to the new approach via wpasupplicant-ifupdown-plugin (which by then 
should include an upgrade guide).

Any opinions?

Regards,

Felix