[config-package-dev] migration of diverted files from one package to another?

[Lukas Anzinger]

Hi,

while I haven't tried it, I think it would be sufficient to just move
the *.displace file from the old source package to the new one.
Additionally you will need a versioned conflict and replace, see also
https://wiki.debian.org/Renaming_a_Package. The postrm script of the
old package cleans up the symlink during upgrades before the new
packages creates the new one. The conffiles are left alone by
config-package-dev and handled solely by dpkg.

Regards,

Lukas

On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 5:44 PM, Patrick Schleizer <adrelanos at riseup.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> let's say you have a few displaced files in package "a", which is
> already installed. Now you plan to upgrade package "a" and to move the
> displaced files to package "b". While package "a" depends on/or
> recommends package "b".
>
> Are such cases supported or could any maintainer scripts have clashing
> dpkg-diversions or issues like that?
>
> Cheers,
> Patrick
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