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On Thu, 2006-10-26 at 13:47 +0200, Christoph Mende wrote: |
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> You could release the new version under the old name as a meta package |
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> that installs the package with the new name |
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Ehh... no. |
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You add the new package under the new name, remove the old package, and |
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do a package move. Denis posted the link to the appropriate Developer |
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Handbook section in his reply. |
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> On Thu, 2006-10-26 at 14:53 +0400, Peter Volkov (pva) wrote: |
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> > Hello. |
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> > |
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> > One of packages I maintain changed its name. What shall be done, so |
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> > users of the package were aware about package name change and upgraded |
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> > flawlessly? |
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> > |
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> > Thank you, |
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> > Peter. |
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