[Pkg-tcltk-devel] Can aolserver4 be considered superseded and removed?

[Francesco P. Lovergine]

On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 01:07:24PM +0200, Héctor Romojaro Gómez wrote:
>> We have naviserver in NEW [0] (for four months but okay). I don't see
>> any reference to the aolserver4 package. I was expecting something
>> like
>> Provides:/Replaces:/Package: for a transitional package to move all
>> users from aolserver4 over to naviserver.
>
>I will add a "Replaces" to the naviserver package once it hits sid and
>i am able to upload a newer version.
>
>> I am currious now if I am allowed to reassing [2] over to
>> ftp.debian.org
>> for the removal.
>
>Fine for me, let's wait for Frankie's opinion.
>
>> There is also ITP for naviserver-modules [1] so I could then file a
>> RM
>> for aolserver4-nsopenssl which I what I planned in the beginning.
>> Any objections?
>
>nsopenssl is replaced by naviserver itself, as it includes now the
>nsssl module, so there is no need to wait for the modules package :)
>

I would propose a replace roadmap for people using aolserver4 (in both testing 
and stable) with usual replaces/provides/conflicts items, and add a *big* warn 
in NEWS about known changes and incompatibilities.

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Francesco P. Lovergine