Package: dpkg Version: 1.13.22 Severity: minor Tags: patch ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- /tmp/update-alternatives.8.orig 2006-10-30 11:34:03.000000000 +0100 +++ /tmp/update-alternatives.8 2006-10-30 11:43:34.000000000 +0100 @@ -174,6 +174,16 @@ If you want to configure non-interactivily you can use the .I \-\-set option instead (see below). +.PP +Different packages providing the same file need to do so +.B cooperatively\fR. That is - the usage of +.B update\-alternatives +is +.B mandatory +for all involved packages in such a case - it is not possible to +override some file in a package that does not employ the +.B update\-alternatives +mechanism. .SH TERMINOLOGY Since the activities of .B update\-alternatives -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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