[Mageia-dev] [changelog] [RPM] cauldron core/release ppp-2.4.5-11.mga3

[David Walser]

Johnny A. Solbu wrote:
> On Sunday 6. January 2013 11.57, Thierry Vignaud wrote:
>> In spec file.
>> This ensures we end with both obsoletes & provides tags
> 
> The reason I didn't do that, is that I think it might not obsolete te current version, as the «replacement package» have an «older» vversion 
number than te one being obsoleted.
> Specifically, rp-pppoe-plugin have version 3.10, but ppp-pppoe that's replacing it have version 2.4.5. So the %rename tag will not even 
obsolete a 12 year old package. (rp-pppoe v2.5 was released in 2000)
> 
> That is how I've understood the %rename tag.
> So the way I see it, I should just add a Provides tag.

You are correct.  %rename is usually just used when you're renaming a subpackage within one SRPM or renaming an entire SRPM.  It can't be used 
against something that has a different version, as was the case here.  Manually adding the Provides was the correct solution.