Bug#1056321: elogind conflicts with same version libelogind0

[Slim Joe]

Package: elogind
Version: 246.10-1debian1
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

The systemd alternative, elogind, appears to conflict with its apparent support library (libelogind0). Is this a packaging oversight? Or this part of a plan to eventually deprecate elogind as an install option?

Below is a prettifed shell output showing the conflict between the version of elogind vs. libelogind in Testing (also Unstable).

$ apt show elogind/testing libelogind0/testing | grep -E '^(Package|Version|Depend|Conflicts)' 

Package: elogind
Version: 252.9-1debian2
Depends: libacl1 (>= 2.2.23), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libmount1 (>= 2.19.1), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libudev1, libsystemd0, dbus (>= 1.9.14)
Conflicts: libelogind0, systemd

Package: libelogind0
Version: 252.9-1debian2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10)
Conflicts: libsystemd0, systemd

A casual look at the Conflicts field for "elogind" suggests
a possible fix. Maybe you could add a "versioned" conflict
for libelogind, something like: libelogind (>= xxx.xx)?

If elogind is to be phased out, maybe an appropriate notice
should be posted and perhaps a transitional dummy package
should be made?

-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (90, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 6.4.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_WARN
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages elogind depends on:
ii  dbus                       1.14.10-3
ii  debconf                    1.5.82
ii  init-system-helpers        1.65.2
ii  libacl1                    2.3.1-3
ii  libc6                      2.37-12
ii  libcap2                    1:2.66-4
ii  libelogind0                246.10-1debian1
ii  libpam0g                   1.5.2-9.1
ii  libselinux1                3.5-1
ii  libudev1                   254.5-1
ii  lsb-base                   11.6
ii  sysvinit-utils [lsb-base]  3.08-3

Versions of packages elogind recommends:
ii  libpam-elogind  246.10-1debian1
pn  polkitd         <none>

elogind suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information