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Most of them "self conflict" +which is a trivial fix in those packages. + +The ones that are actually mildly complicated are: + +info-install:dpkg +zapata:dahdi-tools +coreutils:heimdal-workstation +util-linux:heimdal-login shadow-utils + +The heimdal-login issues should be mostly OK, as the package itself +conflicts with util-linux, but the -workstation provides it's own "su" +in /usr/bin. This is likely to be a problem in itself as I'm not sure +any package can conflict with core-utils!! I don't know anything about +heimdal, so anyone with expertise in the ins and outs of this should +speak up! + +The Only other real problem is that we currently use "login" from +shadow-utils (by virtue of it being in /usr/bin) but a /bin/login is +provided by util-linux. + +It seems fedora use the util-linux one and remove binaries from +shadow-utils they don't use. If no-one has any strong opinion or +knowledge here I'll just follow that pattern. + +<A HREF="http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/gitweb/?p=shadow-utils.git;a=blob;f=shadow-utils.spec;hb=HEAD">http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/gitweb/?p=shadow-utils.git;a=blob;f=shadow-utils.spec;hb=HEAD</A> + + + +I've not done checks in the various lib packages (for /lib and /lib64) +but I suspect there will be less complications there anyway and mostly +just self-conflicts. + +Col + + + + + +-- + +Colin Guthrie +colin(at)mageia.org +<A HREF="http://colin.guthr.ie/">http://colin.guthr.ie/</A> + +Day Job: + Tribalogic Limited <A HREF="http://www.tribalogic.net/">http://www.tribalogic.net/</A> +Open Source: + Mageia Contributor <A HREF="http://www.mageia.org/">http://www.mageia.org/</A> + PulseAudio Hacker <A HREF="http://www.pulseaudio.org/">http://www.pulseaudio.org/</A> + Trac Hacker <A HREF="http://trac.edgewall.org/">http://trac.edgewall.org/</A> + + +-------------- next part -------------- +A non-text attachment was scrubbed... +Name: check.sh +Type: application/x-shellscript +Size: 786 bytes +Desc: not available +URL: </pipermail/mageia-dev/attachments/20120711/3b0f3073/attachment.bin> +</PRE> + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="017269.html">[Mageia-dev] Planning the /usr move +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="017336.html">[Mageia-dev] Planning the /usr move +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#17270">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#17270">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#17270">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#17270">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |