[issue645] base64 should not conflict with coreutils

[Darshaka Pathirana]

Darshaka Pathirana <dpat at syn-net.org> added the comment:

On 03/01/2009 05:42 PM, Michael Prokop wrote:
> 
> Sorry, I don't really understand what you mean. :) base64 isn't
> necessary anymore if you are using coreutils >= 6.0-1, so you can
> just remove base64 from your system and upgrade coreutils, that's
> what the 'Conflicts: coreutils (>= 6.0-1)' in the base64 says as
> well. Isn't this working for you?

I am not sure how this acutally should be solved but trying to
install base64 (i.e. for somebody who does not know that base64 is
now in coreutils in Debian/Lenny)) will break the system and I
wonder if there is not a cleaner way to tell "hey, use coreutils
>=6.01!" than trying to remove coreutils (and therefore everything
which depends on it).

It may be a minor thing but I've never had that before (except when
mixing distributions - which may be the case here).

To say it again: I was thinking of something opposite of Provides:
base64 (in coreutils). And as I am aware that you're not the
maintainer of coreutils it may be something like "is provided by
coreutils" (in base64) not replacing it (which is the case if you
try to install base64.

I am sorry if I express the subject unclearly but it's hard to explain.

Greetings,
 - Darsha

----------
messages: 2002, 2004, 2005
nosy: jkirk
priority: bug
status: chatting
title: base64 should not conflict with coreutils

_____________________________________
GRML issue tracker <bts at bts.grml.org>
<http://bts.grml.org/grml/issue645>
_____________________________________