[aur-general] Transition users from package x to package y (package x deprecated)

[alad]

On 27/12/2020 02:30, alad via aur-general wrote:
> On 26/12/2020 15:39, Michael Kogan via aur-general wrote:
>> Done, thanks! Eventually I did all of the above (a "replaces" field 
>> in the
>> new package which seems to have no impact though, an echo output with 
>> the
>> deprecation message, a deprecation message in the package description, a
>> comment on the AUR page and an out of date notification with again a
>> deprecation message). Let's see how it goes! :)
>
> As mentioned, replace does nothing at all for AUR packages (unless you 
> put them in a local repo).
>
> You can add conflicts/replaces though, such that users don't have to 
> manually remove the old package before installing the new one.
>
> Alad

...and I meant conflicts/provides in the last part.

Alad