** Eric Cooper :: > On Fri, Jun 24, 2005 at 09:52:34AM -0300, Margarita Manterola wrote: > > So, if we had a new header to indicate that this is the > > "drop-in" replacement of the old program, it could work, right? > [...] > > Which should this new header be? > > "Substitutes:", "Supersedes:", "Takes-Over:", "Drop-In Replaces:", > > "Follows:" ? > > Since there should be a unique replacement that old and new package > maintainer(s) agree on, I think the old package (the one being > replaced) should have the header. (Perhaps "Replaced-By:" ?)
I disagree. This is not economic in terms of # of uploads... forces you to give a new (last) upload for the old package, which would be even larger than the dummy package upload. -- HTH Massa -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
