[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#646292: Bug#646292: Correct method for splitting packages?

[Luk Claes]

On 05/08/2012 10:36 PM, Christian PERRIER wrote:
> I was about to work on this bug (that asks splitting out
> NSS module from libpam_winbind) and propose a patch adding a
> libnss_winbind package instead of providing NSS modules in
> libpam_winbinnd (which indeed always confused me).
>
> However, we need to Do The Right Thing. We can't just split the NSS
> module out of libpam_winbind because that would drop libnss_winbind
> for our users, and some of them are certainly relying on having them,
> of course.
>
> What is the recommended course of action in such case? We indeed want
> those people who are upgrading from libpam_winbind prior to the split
> to have libnss_winbind installed, while new users of libpam_winbind
> shouldn't.
>
> Unless I'm too tired for this, I do not find any reference for such
> case. Ideas, other maintainers?

The cleanest solution is probably a debconf note on upgrade mentioning 
that one might need to install libnss_winbind. In some occasions there 
would be an explicit dependency that would get removed after release.

Cheers

Luk