On 2020-04-22 12:39:35 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > You might want to file a wishlist bug against 'apt' to request such a > feature (if not requested already). A reliable implementation probably > requires a new package field, something like: > > Package: foo > Superseded-By: bar
Indeed, that would be a solution. Before posting, I initially searched on the web for anything related, but I could not find. With a specific search in the Debian BTS, I could now find such a wishlist in dpkg: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=33344 Add new field to track package rename/split/merge filled in 1999! It has 2 merged bugs, also very old. -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)
