Merge branch 'master' into bug477240-rra

[debian/debian-policy.git] / policy.sgml

diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index d5dc50a1c1364c2797742b563c3ef769537cfbe3..cc86b488280f471faf049fd0221867ebb7da7ec0 100644 (file)
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -4803,6 +4803,15 @@ Build-Depends: foo [linux-any], bar [any-i386], baz [!linux-any]
          example, <ref id="binaries">.
        </p>
 
+       <p>
+         Neither <tt>Breaks</tt> nor <tt>Conflicts</tt> should be used
+         unless two packages cannot be installed at the same time or
+         installing them both causes one of them to be broken or
+         unusable.  Having similar functionality or performing the same
+         tasks as another package is not sufficient reason to
+         declare <tt>Breaks</tt> or <tt>Conflicts</tt> with that package.
+       </p>
+
        <p>
          A <tt>Conflicts</tt> entry may have an "earlier than" version
          clause if the reason for the conflict is corrected in a later