On 9/15/05, Michael Schwendt <bugs.michael(a)gmx.net> wrote:
The whole discussion is pointless as long as there are virtual
provides
in the Extras package which interfere with Core package names. This is a
show-stopper. Upgrading xscreensaver-base currently removes
gnome-screensaver, simply because gnome-screensaver "Provides:
xscreensaver-base".
damn it, you're right. So basically there needs to be a seperate
virtual provides that is not keyed to a packagename that both
xscreensavers-base and gnome-screensaver can provide that
xscreensavers-extras can require. Like the "webclient" provides
shared by several core packages.
-jef