[Bug 427667] Review Request: xdvik - An X viewer for DVI files

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Summary: Review Request: xdvik - An X viewer for DVI files


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=427667





------- Additional Comments From jonathan.underwood at gmail.com  2008-01-14 17:39 EST -------
(In reply to comment #17)
> A first note is that it seems to me that 22.84.12 should
> be obsoleted (if xdvi is).
> 

Yes, sorry, I meant Obsoletes: xdvi <=22.84.12

> The issue I see is that the xdvi package exists and it
> is a different upstream. However I can't see a reason why
> somebody would want to package it. 

Yes.. but it's dead upstream ... no release since 2004... xdvik is essentially
upstream now.

> In fact it may have been 
> unfortunate that I (I think it was me in a patch fro 
> texlive.spec) called  it xdvi and not xdvik. However it is
> not that obvious since it certainly makes sense to have 
> yum install xdvi installs xdvik. 
> 

Yes, we definately want yum install xdvi to do the right thing.

> Maybe one possibility could be to drop completely the 
> Obsoletes: xdvi
> 
> and leave
> Provides: xdvi = %{version}-%{release}
> 

I am happy with that...

> This will hurt the rawhide texlive users but maybe it would be
> better. 

I don't think it will, since the xdvi in rawhide is at version 22.84.12-8.fc9,
so rawhide users will just see an updated package. Did I miss something?

On balance i think the last choice is probably best


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