libmail-spf-query-perl: spfquery alternatives priorities

[Julian Mehnle]

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Magnus,

Magnus Holmgren wrote:
> Given the overall quality of the libspf2 command-line utilities - lack
> of manpages (which I'm working to rectify, though), no support for HELO
> checks, override and fallback unimplemented, etc - I wouldn't mind if
> spfquery.mail-spf-query-perl were given a higher priority than
> spfquery.libspf2, even if the latter should execute faster. I think the
> same goes for spfd.
>
> What discussions did you have with the previous libspf2 maintainer? I
> can see how there can be confusion if at some point in the futures the
> relative priorities were to revert back.

I am maintaining libmail-spf-query-perl (AKA Mail::SPF::Query) within the 
Debian Perl Group.  Mail::SPF::Query (M:S:Q) has been superceded by 
Mail::SPF[1] (M:S, written by me), but there's still a lot of Perl 
software that uses M:S:Q, so we cannot drop it (yet).  I haven't managed 
to bring M:S (source: mail-spf-perl; binaries: libmail-spf-perl, 
spf-tools-perl) into the Debian Perl Group yet (I'm currently busy with 
exam preparations), but I'm planning to do so soon.  Then, the M:S 
man-pages should have the highest alternatives priority over both M:S:Q 
and libspf2, as M:S has the most advanced spfquery and spfd tools and the 
most complete man-pages for them.

I have added alternatives support to all of M:S, M:S:Q, and libspf2 (I was 
the one who submitted the patch).  This is the order I originally 
envisioned:

  Mail::SPF         100
  libspf2            75
  Mail::SPF::Query   50

But I can very well see changing libspf2's alternatives priority to 25 
until it ships better man-pages.  It's up to you.

> Another thing: will you add a Conflicts: spfquery (<= 1.2.5-4) on the
> next upload?

Yes.

Julian.

References:
 1. http://search.cpan.org/dist/Mail-SPF/

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