Bug#789132: Provide libgtop2-7 by libgtop-2.0-10

[Mike Gabriel]

HI Emilio,

On  Do 18 Jun 2015 10:33:01 CEST, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote:

> On 18/06/15 10:25, Mike Gabriel wrote:
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> On  Do 18 Jun 2015 10:04:53 CEST, Michael Biebl wrote:
>>
>>> Am 18. Juni 2015 09:44:21 MESZ, schrieb Mike Gabriel
>>> <mike.gabriel at das-netzwerkteam.de>:
>>>> Package: src:libgtop2
>>>> Version: 2.30.0-3
>>>>
>>>> Dear maintainers,
>>>>
>>>> The recent upload of 2.30.0-1 (and later) breaks all binary packages
>>>> in unstable that have been compiled against an earlier version of
>>>> libgtop2.
>>>>
>>>> The reason is the name change of the bin:package libgtop2-7 to
>>>> libgtop-2.0-10 without adding a Provides: libgtop2-7 field.
>>>>
>>>> Please add that Provides: field
>>>
>>> I hope this is a joke and you are not serious about this. Closing.
>>
>> I'd appreciate a suggestion on how to solve the above issue.
>>
>> Currently, your upload blocks the MATE team's workflow of bringing  
>> MATE 1.10 to
>> experimental as the reported issue occurs during package build.
>>
>> Of course, I could re-upload marco or file the binNMU myself, but  
>> that cannot be
>> a generic approach for such a situation, right? I am eager to learn at this
>> point, how you would handle this.
>
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=788876
> https://release.debian.org/transitions/html/auto-libgtop2.html
>
> Transitions are not currently handled for packages that are in  
> experimental. If
> you notice such a package, please file a binnmu bug against  
> release.debian.org.
>
> Adding the provides as you suggested is simply crazy. Libraries are  
> renamed for
> a reason, and adding Provides that way would defeat the purpose.

Thanks. I get that now and also missed the auto-libgtop2 transition.

I will files that binNMU now.

Thanks,
Mike
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