> > > libpisock9 0.12.2-7 has a "Conflicts: pilot-link (<< 0.12.2-7)" > > > to avoid this problem. > > > > > /usr/udev/rules.d/60-libpisock.rules is a conffile, so a Conflicts > > isn't enough. Conflicts only ensures that pilot-link is removed, > > not purged. > > What is the correct way to move a conffile from one package > (pilot-link) to another (libpisock9)? > > Thanks
As the bug title specifies, the way to move any file from one to another (after the actual move) is with Replace: in debian/control. The package now containing the file contains a Replace: line, specifying the package FROM which the file has been removed. In the section of debian/control for Package:libpisock9 : Replaces: pilot-link I usually put Replaces: lines after Depends: but YMMV. Any file in libpisock9 is then able to replace any file that was previously installed by pilot-link, preventing the "trying to overwrite foo" errors. I've just moved a symlink in /usr/lib from a -dbg to a -dev package with this method, it doesn't actually matter what kind of file is involved - as long as any side-effects are handled elsewhere (i.e. that the package(s) work after the move). -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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