kernel devel provides obsoletes

Andrzej Krzysztofowicz ankry at green.mif.pg.gda.pl
Thu Aug 31 19:54:47 CEST 2006


Patryk Zawadzki wrote:
> Dnia 31-08-2006, czw o godzinie 19:28 +0300, Elan Ruusamäe napisał(a):
> > On Thursday 31 August 2006 17:26, havner wrote:
> > > On Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 05:10:50PM +0300, Elan Ruusamäe wrote:
> > > > %package headers
> > > > Provides:   kernel-i2c-devel
> > > > Obsoletes:  kernel-i2c-devel
> > >
> > > If that worked as it should you wouldn't have conflicts but proper
> > > obsoletes.
> > what is "should work" ? ;)
> > 
> > if each kernel-headers provides kernel-i2c-devel and other one obsoletes, 
> > surely it would be marked as removed.
> > 
> > for the resolution i suggest removing 'Provides:   kernel-i2c-devel' so other 
> > package Obsolete: wouldn't mark (all!) kernel-headers packages
> 
> Isn't it possible to write Obsoletes: kernel-i2c-devel < 2.6.0?

1. The Provides are not versioned.
2. What about kernel24-headers? No longer needed on builders?

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