Package: nmh,dvb-apps Version: nmh/1.3-1+b1 Version: dvb-apps/1.1.1+rev1457-2 Severity: serious User: trei...@debian.org Usertags: edos-file-overwrite
Date: 2012-01-05 Architecture: amd64 Distribution: sid Hi, automatic installation tests of packages that share a file and at the same time do not conflict by their package dependency relationships has detected the following problem: WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated! liblockfile-bin liblockfile1 libsasl2-2 libpng12-0 libxau6 libxdmcp6 libxcb1 libx11-data libx11-6 libzvbi-common libzvbi0 nmh dvb-apps Authentication warning overridden. Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?) Selecting previously unselected package liblockfile-bin. (Reading database ... 10506 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking liblockfile-bin (from .../liblockfile-bin_1.09-3_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package liblockfile1. Unpacking liblockfile1 (from .../liblockfile1_1.09-3_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libsasl2-2. Unpacking libsasl2-2 (from .../libsasl2-2_2.1.25.dfsg1-2_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libpng12-0. Unpacking libpng12-0 (from .../libpng12-0_1.2.46-3_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libxau6. Unpacking libxau6 (from .../libxau6_1%3a1.0.6-4_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libxdmcp6. Unpacking libxdmcp6 (from .../libxdmcp6_1%3a1.1.0-4_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libxcb1. Unpacking libxcb1 (from .../libxcb1_1.7-4_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libx11-data. Unpacking libx11-data (from .../libx11-data_2%3a1.4.4-4_all.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libx11-6. Unpacking libx11-6 (from .../libx11-6_2%3a1.4.4-4_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libzvbi-common. Unpacking libzvbi-common (from .../libzvbi-common_0.2.33-4_all.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libzvbi0. Unpacking libzvbi0 (from .../libzvbi0_0.2.33-4_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package nmh. Unpacking nmh (from .../nmh_1.3-1+b1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package dvb-apps. Unpacking dvb-apps (from .../dvb-apps_1.1.1+rev1457-2_amd64.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dvb-apps_1.1.1+rev1457-2_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/scan.1.gz', which is also in package nmh 1.3-1+b1 configured to not write apport reports dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe) Processing triggers for man-db ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/dvb-apps_1.1.1+rev1457-2_amd64.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) cow-shell unlink .ilist: No such file or directory This is a serious bug as it makes installation fail, and violates sections 7.6.1 and 10.1 of the policy. An optimal solution would consist in only one of the packages installing that file, and renaming or removing the file in the other package. Depending on the circumstances you might also consider Replace relations or file diversions. If the conflicting situation cannot be resolved then, as a last resort, the two packages have to declare a mutual Conflict. Please take into account that Replaces, Conflicts and diversions should only be used when packages provide different implementations for the same functionality. Here is a list of files that are known to be shared by both packages (according to the Contents file for sid/amd64, which may be slightly out of sync): /usr/share/man/man1/scan.1.gz This bug has been filed against both packages. If you, the maintainers of the two packages in question, have agreed on which of the packages will resolve the problem please reassign the bug to that package. You may then also register in the BTS that the other package is affected by the bug. -Ralf. PS: for more information about the detection of file overwrite errors of this kind see http://edos.debian.net/file-overwrites/. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
