[maemo-developers] X server / RECORD extension problem (Xnee)

[From: Eero Tamminen]

Hi,

Vollmer Marius (Nokia-MS/Helsinki) wrote:
> "Tamminen Eero (Nokia-MS/Helsinki)" <eero.tamminen at nokia.com> writes:
>>> When I do:
>>>    dpkg -x xnee_3.02-2maemo2_all.deb .
>>>
>>> all I see is some docs
>> It's a virtual package depending on the actual binary implementation
>> package.
> 
> Virtual packages don't exist as archives, they are only mentioned in
> "Provides".  (Sometimes there is a virtual package with the same name as
> a real package, but that is best avoided.)

Sorry, I forgot "virtual package" has a specific meaning in Debian.
Anyway, "xnee" is a package that doesn't provide the functionality
itself, but through its dependencies.


	- Eero