On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Jason L Tibbitts III <tibbs@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>> "JK" == Jesse Keating <jkeating@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > JK> Which I do believe is against the packaging guidelines. > > Not really. Conflicts should be explicit if they exist. > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Conflicts > > "Whenever possible, Fedora packages should avoid conflicting with each > other. Unfortunately, this is not always possible. These guidelines > illustrate how conflicts should be handled in Fedora, specifically > concerning when and when not to use the Conflicts: field." More importantly, in the next paragraph: "As a general rule, Fedora packages must NOT contain any usage of the Conflicts: field." jerry -- Store in cool, dry place. Rotate stock. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list