Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 14:32:02 +0400 From: "Andrew Pantyukhin" <infofarmer@FreeBSD.org> To: Alagarsamy <alagar@yahoo-inc.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Package A should replace Package B Message-ID: <cb5206420704090332mf7000c5k9577ec4731c38da1@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <461A0E98.2030003@yahoo-inc.com> References: <461A0E98.2030003@yahoo-inc.com>
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On 4/9/07, Alagarsamy <alagar@yahoo-inc.com> wrote: > > I had package A and package B. Package A does all the functions of > Package B and some more functions. So installing package A should > replace package B. So i need to have a 'REPLACES' like directive in > Makefile of Package A which says "package A should replace package B". > currently I can't find 'REPLACES' directive. Is there any otherway we > can achieve this ? Not this time of year, and it's not as simple as you sound. Just tell the user he needs to remove some packages before installing this one, and/or just set CONFLICTS.
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