Re: debian package status

[Mats Bengtsson]

Pedro Kroger wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> [it's a long email, sorry]
>
> As you know I started a new "branch" in the debian package. It's based
> on the previous work by Fok but I deleted the unnecessary stuff (like
> specific code for lily 1.3 and 1.7 for example) and made it
> "independent" of the stable one, i.e., you can have both in your
> system, like python. I think that this is the best way to pack
> lilypond. It seems to be working on my system. I'm waiting for more
> user feedback and, as soon as I get a change, I'll install it in a
> pristine system.

I don't know about the package naming conventions in Debian, but
wouldn't it be better to use a name like lilypond (without version
number) for the stable versions and lilypond-unstable (or whatever)
for the unstable versions. Otherwise, you will in principle need a new
"Replaces" statement for each new major revision of LilyPond.

   /Mats