kernel devel provides obsoletes

Jakub Bogusz qboosh at pld-linux.org
Thu Aug 31 20:17:52 CEST 2006


On Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 07:54:47PM +0200, Andrzej Krzysztofowicz wrote:
> 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.

In 2.6 only. And are useless in kernel 2.6, so let's drop them.

> 2. What about kernel24-headers? No longer needed on builders?

kernel24-headers package provides kernel24-i2c-devel, so it doesn't
matter.


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