qt 4.5

Kevin Kofler kevin.kofler at chello.at
Wed Apr 15 22:05:40 UTC 2009


Adam Williamson wrote:
> No, it works like Requires or Provides or anything else. If you don't
> version the obsolete it will obsolete any package of this name. So
> foobar-1.0-1fc11 with a line:
> 
> Obsoletes: oldfoo
> 
> will obsolete oldfoo-2.0-1fc11, or oldfoo-1.0-15fc11, or oldfoo-
> *anything*.
> 
> That's why obsoletes ought to be versioned (something like Obsoletes:
> oldfoo < 1.0-1), so that they don't come back to bite you in future -
> for instance, if the name changes back.

I'm talking about Bodhi's obsoletion of updates, which has basically nothing
to do with the Obsoletes: tag. I know how the Obsoletes: tag works.

        Kevin Kofler




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