[Fedora-packaging] gnome-screensaver packaging problem
Ricardo Veguilla Gonzalez
veguilla at gmail.com
Fri Sep 9 20:32:30 UTC 2005
Hi, I was going to submit gnome-screensaver to Fedora Extras, and while
checking the spec file[1] for submission, I found the following
problems:
Problem #1 - Since gnome-screensaver is a gnome replacement for
xscreensaver, I decided to add "Provide: xscreensaver" but then to the
spec file. The problem is that upgrading xscreensaver will remove
gnome-screensaver (xscreensaver obsoletes itself).
Problem #2 - gnome-screensaver can use xscreensaver hacks if
xscreensaver-extras or xscreensaver-gl-extras are installed, but they
depend on xscreensaver-base, which introduces problem #1.
I think the user should be able to install:
gnome-screensaver
xscreensaver
xscreensaver-extras
or
gnome-screensaver
xscreensaver-extras
Any suggestions?
[1] Related files available at:
http://ece.uprm.edu/~veguilla/fedora/gnome-screensaver/
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Ricardo Veguilla Gonzalez <veguilla at gmail.com>
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