obsoleting -selinux subpackages

Michael Thomas wart at kobold.org
Wed Jun 4 21:36:30 UTC 2008


Patrice Dumas wrote:
> On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 10:27:19AM +0100, Paul Howarth wrote:
>>>> Is (a) an acceptable solution?
>>> I think so.
>> I think so too but it might be worth adding:
>>
>> Conflicts: selinux-policy < first-VR-including-cyphesis-policy
> 
> I am not sure that it is really needed. Better have the obsolete in
> selinux-policy and a corresponding provides in that case.

Why would the Provides: be necessary?  The Obsoletes: should make sure 
that the cyphesis-selinux package gets removed, and later attempts to 
install/upgrade the no-longer-valid cyphesis-selinux package should fail.

--Wart




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