Incorrect Conflicts setting in package?

[gregor herrmann]

On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:01:12 -0400, Jesse Sheidlower wrote:

> I'm tracking "testing". The package
> libtest-www-mechanize-catalyst-perl currently conflicts with
> libcatalyst-modules-perl, which is a problem as I'd like to
> have both. 

You're right, and this has already been fixed in unstable:


libtest-www-mechanize-catalyst-perl (0.51-2) unstable; urgency=low

  * debian/control:
    - make the Conflicts: on libcatalyst-modules-perl versioned
      and add a Replaces:, so that Test::WWW::Mechanize::Catalyst can "move" to
      this new package
    - add /me to Uploaders
    - add build dependencies on libcatalyst-modules-perl (required for tests)
      and libtest-pod-perl (enabled an additional test)
  * Don't install README anymore (text version of the POD).
  * debian/copyright: mention the copyright holder as specified in the source.
  * debian/rules: unset http_proxy.

 -- gregor herrmann <gregoa at debian.org>  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:19:34 +0200


I was bitten by the same problem some days ago :)

> When can these dependency lists be brought up to date in
> "testing", so that I can install
> libtest-www-mechanize-catalyst-perl?

Should be in testing in (16th + 10 days) - 22th = 4 (or 5) days.
But you can also just grab the package from unstable.
 
> Thanks, and again, apologies if this is the wrong way of doing
> this--I waited a week to see if this would get corrected in a
> matter of course, but no joy yet.

The generic way would be to file a bug report but in this case
there's no need to do so :)

Thanks for contacting us!

Cheers,
gregor

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