[maemo-users] New install files for N800

[From: Graham Cobb]

On Tuesday 24 April 2007 11:46, Marius Vollmer wrote:
> "ext Florian Boor" <florian.boor at kernelconcepts.de> writes:
> > - You need to install the libmimedir-gnome1 package manually, it is
> >   not pulled in automatically.
>
> Why is this?  Could the Application Manager do something different to
> make it work?

Marius,

The problem was caused by a packaging bug (mine), not a problem in the 
Application Manager.  However, while fixing this (and other) packaging bugs I 
did come across a couple of problems caused by restrictions in the 
Application Manager:

1) I had chosen the wrong names for some packages.  I have now created new 
packages with the new names but it is necessary to remove the broken packages 
in order to install the new ones.  I used the normal Debian idiom of 
specifying that the new packages Conflicts:, Replaces: and Provides: the old 
package.  apt-get then (correctly) removes the old package when asked to 
install the new package (either directly or as a result of a dependency).  
But the Application Manager just refuses to install the new package reporting 
conflicts with the old package.  Could the Application Manager do the same 
analysis as apt-get to decide how to complete the installation?

2) Because of the first problem I needed to tell people to remove the old 
packages first.  But these are library packages and are not visible (except 
in red pill mode).  If I tell them to remove the actual user applications 
involved, the application manager does not seem to remove the  dependencies.  
So I ended up telling them they had to use apt-get to remove the broken 
packages.

Is there a better solution?

Graham