On Wed, Dec 05, 2018 at 10:35:17AM +0100, Gilles Filippini wrote:
> Control: severity -1 wishlist
> Control: tags -1 + wontfix
>
> Hi,
>
> On 2018-12-05 00:34, Witold Baryluk wrote:
> > Package: libhdf5-mpich-103
> > Severity: important
> >
> >
> > The following additional packages will be installed:
> > libhdf5-mpich-103
> > The following NEW packages will be installed:
> > libhdf5-mpich-103
> > 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 141 not upgraded.
> > 2 not fully installed or removed.
> > Need to get 0 B/1365 kB of archives.
> > After this operation, 4688 kB of additional disk space will be used.
> > Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
> > (Reading database ... 551515 files and directories currently installed.)
> > Preparing to unpack .../libhdf5-mpich-103_1.10.4+repack-1_amd64.deb ...
> > Unpacking libhdf5-mpich-103:amd64 (1.10.4+repack-1) ...
> > dpkg: error processing archive
> > /var/cache/apt/archives/libhdf5-mpich-103_1.10.4+repack-1_amd64.deb
> > (--unpack):
> > trying to overwrite
> > '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhdf5_mpich_fortran.so.100', which is
> > also in package libhdf5-mpich-101:amd64 1.10.2+repack-1~exp1
> > Errors were encountered while processing:
> > /var/cache/apt/archives/libhdf5-mpich-103_1.10.4+repack-1_amd64.deb
> > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> I do not agree: HDF5 1.10.2 was uploaded to experimental only. While this
> conflict do exist, there is no unhandled conflict with previous releases
> from testing or unstable.
What is the problem with adding Replaces+Conflicts
also for libhdf5-mpich-101?
I agree that the severity looks less clear if this was experimental-only,
but it is also pretty easy to do.
In theory (likely not applicable here) it is even possible that some
downstream distribution like Ubuntu shipped the experimental version
in a stable release.
> Thanks,
>
> _g.
cu
Adrian
--
"Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out
of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days.
"Only a promise," Lao Er said.
Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed
