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

[Josh Triplett]

On Tue, May 08, 2012 at 11:37:17PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote:
> 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.

s/debconf note/NEWS.Debian entry/

- Josh Triplett