Package: binutils
Version: 2.20-5
Severity: normal

Hello,

Binutils built with binary-cross target it is uninstallable because that file 
was already installed by other package.

$ sudo dpkg -i powerpc/binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu_2.20-5_i386.deb 
Selecting previously deselected package binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu.
(Reading database ... 72614 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu 2.20-5 (using 
.../binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu_2.20-5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu ...
dpkg: error processing powerpc/binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu_2.20-5_i386.deb 
(--install):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/info/gprof.info', which is also in package 
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi 0:2.20-6
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for install-info ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 powerpc/binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu_2.20-5_i386.deb

IMO binary-cross target should not generate 
/usr/share/info/gprof.info files

Kind regards

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-trunk-vserver-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=ca_AD.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ca_AD.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages binutils depends on:
ii  libc6                   2.10.2-5         Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  zlib1g                  1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime

binutils recommends no packages.

Versions of packages binutils suggests:
pn  binutils-doc                  <none>     (no description available)

-- no debconf information



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