Package: libdigest-sha-perl Severity: normal Version: 5.62-1 At the moment, on sid, /usr/bin/shasum from this package will not be installed, since perl Replaces libdigest-sha-perl. This causes dpkg to silently ignore /usr/bin/shasum from the package being replaced.
AFAIK, the reason for the Replaces entry in the perl package is to make upgrades work smoothly when the versioned Conflicts comes into play (by hinting the removal of the old libdigest-sha-perl). However, when this isn't the case -- ie when libdigest-sha-perl provides a newer version than Digest::SHA than the perl package -- such as unstable at the moment, both perl and libdigest-sha-perl can co-exist. This results in a situation where the newer Digest::SHA is used (owing to @INC ordering) but the old /usr/bin/shasum is being used, which is inconsistent and is probably not what the user expects, having installed libdigest-sha-perl (note: I haven't checked how the functionality in the two scripts compares, but there is the potential for future problems even if they currently provide the same functionality). The solution in this case is to divert the /usr/bin/shasum and its man page, as provided by the perl package, out of the way, in preinst and postinst. See libdevel-dprof-perl for an example. -- Dominic Hargreaves | http://www.larted.org.uk/~dom/ PGP key 5178E2A5 from the.earth.li (keyserver,web,email) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
