Hi!
On Sun, 2024-09-22 at 10:42:03 +0200, Patrice Duroux wrote:
> Source: dpkg
> Version:1.22.11
> Severity: wishlist
> On a biarch system (amd64,i386) and using --force options (note that I am
> aware of the taken risk ;-)), dpkg shows:
>
> $ dpkg --force-all -i libllvm19_1%3a19.1.0-3_i386.deb
> (Reading database ... 722987 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to unpack libllvm19_1%3a19.1.0-3_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking libllvm19:i386 (1:19.1.0-3) over (1:19.1.0-3) ...
> dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
> dpkg: warning: trying to overwrite shared
> '/usr/lib/llvm-19/lib/libLLVM.so.19.1', which is different from other
> instances of package libllvm19:i386
>
> I think that the given message is confusing while including the arch,
> here (:i386) which is the one of this package itself and not the
> possible other instances.
> Shouldn't it be better to have: 'which is different from other
> instances of package libllvm19'?
I think removing the arch qualifier would make it lose relevant
information, but I think I see what you mean. Would something like the
following string make it more clear?
dpkg: warning: trying to overwrite shared '<pathname>' from
multi-arch package <package>,
which is different from currently unpacked instance <package>:<arch>
Even though that repeats the package name, perhaps an alternative
with less repetition could be:
dpkg: warning: trying to overwrite shared '<pathname>' from
multi-arch package <package>,
which is different from currently unpacked <arch> instance
Or thereabouts? (Both being way way longer though.)
Thanks,
Guillem
