Fixes to dependency management system in dpkg, apt and higer

Registered by Sivan Greenberg

This blueprint has been superseded. See the newer blueprint "The "Breaks" dependency field" for updated plans.

Two fixes to the dependency management system in dpkg, apt and higher layers: Implement Breaks, and implement the correct selection behaviour for Replaces.

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
Matt Zimmerman
Priority:
Undefined
Drafter:
Ian Jackson
Direction:
Needs approval
Assignee:
Ian Jackson
Definition:
Superseded
Series goal:
Accepted for dapper
Implementation:
Unknown
Milestone target:
None
Completed by
Sivan Greenberg

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NOTE that this specification has been split in two:
 https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/package-dependency-field-breaks
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/replacement-package-auto-installation

and not just the one indicated in the LP status.

(?)

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