[pkg-netfilter-team] Bug#949576: libiptc-dev: Breaks/Replaces missing between libiptc-dev and libip4tc-dev

[Alberto Molina Coballes]

On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 07:15:19PM +0100, Arturo Borrero Gonzalez wrote:
> On 1/22/20 7:04 PM, Sven-Haegar Koch wrote:
> > On Wed, 22 Jan 2020, Alberto Molina Coballes wrote:
> > 
> >> A new commit which hopefully solves this bug has been uploaded [1], 
> >> but this bug is affecting only 1.8.4-1 and a new release will not be 
> >> uploaded inmediatly, but ASAP.
> > 
> > Thanks for fixing it!
> > 
> > This bug report was more for completeness - a second run of apt-get 
> > makes the packages install, as on retry the conflicting package got 
> > already upgraded, so the failed one is able to succeed. Also because it 
> > only affects unstable and does not break upgrading completely I did not 
> > give it a higher severity.
> >

Yes, because libiptc-dev includes a dependency upon libip4tc-dev

> 
> That's true.
> 
> I'm not sure a breaks+replaces is worth carrying over for a package version that
> was not even present in testing...
> 
> @Alberto, I saw the commit. It is right, but perhaps it will pollute d/control
> for no strong reason. We could revert if you want. Up to you!
> 

Yes, this bug affects systems with libip4tc-dev 1.8.4-1, only unstable
because testing it's still using 1.8.3-2. I don't know what's better, to
revert or to remove Breaks/Replaces in the near future. Up to me? :)

Alberto