[csw-maintainers] php5 packaging

[Peter FELECAN]

Ben Walton <bwalton at opencsw.org> writes:

> I was just wondering if there is a better way to handle situations
> like this...a user doing a 1:1 update of packages will have less
> functionality after the update than they did before.  I think the
> changes are ok overall, but the user interaction may not be.

Using transition packages? A transition package serves as a temporary
package, offering 1:1 content, having the same name as the one
transitioned. Of course, after the transition, the package disappears or
has a lesser surface.
-- 
Peter