[Python-modules-team] Bug#782817: pyfits-utils: Please consider removing pyfits-utils

[Ole Streicher]

Package: pyfits-utils
Version: 1:3.3-2
Severity: wishlist

Dear Aurelien,

the package pyfits-utils contains the binaries fitscheck and fitsdiff.

I am just preparing a new package "astropy-utils" [1], which will contain
the same binaries, but based on the astropy package. Since pyfits is going
to be deprecated, it would be useful to remove the pyfits-utils (since the
new ones are almost identical), or to lower the package priority to "extra".

Usually, Debian handles conflicts on a "first-comes" base; however since
astropy is the successor of pyfits, I would ask that I can take priority in
this case.

I am not sure how to make a smooth transition here. Since you have more
experience: could you please give me an advise?

Best regards

Ole

[1] http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/debian-astro/packages/python-astropy.git