Hi Ralf - Thankyou for reporting this - I've now fixed it and uploaded to mentors.debian.net New Version: 2.10.3-1
Nima * Final Lintian check... * Quilt not enabled Quick sanity check `2.10.3' vs `2.10.3'...GOOD mkdir -p ../DUPLOAD cp ../SOURCES/python-dmidecode-2.10.3.tar.gz ../DUPLOAD cd ../DUPLOAD && ln -f python-dmidecode-2.10.3.tar.gz python-dmidecode_2.10.3.orig.tar.gz cp ../SDPKGS/python-dmidecode_2.10.3-1_source.changes ../DUPLOAD cp ../SDPKGS/python-dmidecode_2.10.3-1.dsc ../DUPLOAD cp ../SDPKGS/python-dmidecode_2.10.3-1.diff.gz ../DUPLOAD cd ../DUPLOAD \ && dupload -t mentors python-dmidecode_2.10.3-1_source.changes dupload note: no announcement will be sent. Checking signatures before upload......signatures are ok Uploading (ftp) to mentors.debian.net:/ [ job python-dmidecode_2.10.3-1_source from python-dmidecode_2.10.3-1_source.changes python-dmidecode_2.10.3-1.diff.gz, size ok, md5sum ok, sha1sum ok, sha256sum ok python-dmidecode_2.10.3-1.dsc, size ok, md5sum ok, sha1sum ok, sha256sum ok python-dmidecode_2.10.3.orig.tar.gz, size ok, md5sum ok, sha1sum ok, sha256sum ok python-dmidecode_2.10.3-1_source.changes ok ] Uploading (ftp) to mentors (mentors.debian.net) + FTP passive mode selected [ Uploading job python-dmidecode_2.10.3-1_source python-dmidecode_2.10.3-1.diff.gz 9.6 kB, ok (1 s, 9.58 kB/s) python-dmidecode_2.10.3-1.dsc 1.2 kB, ok (1 s, 1.15 kB/s) python-dmidecode_2.10.3.orig.tar.gz 54.7 kB, ok (3 s, 18.22 kB/s) python-dmidecode_2.10.3-1_source.changes 1.7 kB, ok (1 s, 1.69 kB/s) ] cd ../DUPLOAD \ && rsync --no-motd --ignore-existing -a python-dmidecode-2.10.3.tar.gz n...@autonomy.net.au:/var/www/nima/sites/ src.autonomy.net.au/pub/python-dmidecode/ Connecting... rm -rf ../DUPLOAD On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 7:19 AM, Ralf Treinen <trei...@debian.org> wrote: > Package: python-dmidecode-dbg > Version: 2.10.2-1 > Severity: serious > > > 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: > > > > Date: 2009-02-20 > Architecture: amd64 > Distribution: sid > Command: apt-get --assume-yes --allow-unauthenticated install > python-dmidecode python-dmidecode-dbg > > Reading package lists... > Building dependency tree... > The following extra packages will be installed: > libdb4.5 libsqlite3-0 mime-support python python-central python-dbg > python-minimal python2.5 python2.5-dbg python2.5-minimal > Suggested packages: > python-doc python-tk python-profiler python2.5-doc python-gdbm-dbg > python-tk-dbg binfmt-support > Recommended packages: > file > The following NEW packages will be installed: > libdb4.5 libsqlite3-0 mime-support python python-central python-dbg > python-dmidecode python-dmidecode-dbg python-minimal python2.5 > python2.5-dbg > python2.5-minimal > 0 upgraded, 12 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > Need to get 13.6MB of archives. > After this operation, 46.3MB of additional disk space will be used. > WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated! > libdb4.5 libsqlite3-0 mime-support python2.5-minimal python2.5 > python-minimal python python-central python-dmidecode python2.5-dbg > python-dbg python-dmidecode-dbg > Authentication warning overridden. > Get:1 http://localhost sid/main libdb4.5 4.5.20-13 [555kB] > Get:2 http://localhost sid/main libsqlite3-0 3.5.9-6 [253kB] > Get:3 http://localhost sid/main mime-support 3.44-1 [33.3kB] > Get:4 http://localhost sid/main python2.5-minimal 2.5.4-1 [1290kB] > Get:5 http://localhost sid/main python2.5 2.5.4-1 [3041kB] > Get:6 http://localhost sid/main python-minimal 2.5.2-3 [13.5kB] > Get:7 http://localhost sid/main python 2.5.2-3 [139kB] > Get:8 http://localhost sid/main python-central 0.6.8 [40.4kB] > Get:9 http://localhost sid/main python-dmidecode 2.10.2-1 [94.0kB] > Get:10 http://localhost sid/main python2.5-dbg 2.5.4-1 [8068kB] > Get:11 http://localhost sid/main python-dbg 2.5.2-3 [986B] > Get:12 http://localhost sid/main python-dmidecode-dbg 2.10.2-1 [100.0kB] > Fetched 13.6MB in 16s (832kB/s) > Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?) > Selecting previously deselected package libdb4.5. > (Reading database ... 7976 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking libdb4.5 (from .../libdb4.5_4.5.20-13_amd64.deb) ... > Selecting previously deselected package libsqlite3-0. > Unpacking libsqlite3-0 (from .../libsqlite3-0_3.5.9-6_amd64.deb) ... > Selecting previously deselected package mime-support. > Unpacking mime-support (from .../mime-support_3.44-1_all.deb) ... > Selecting previously deselected package python2.5-minimal. > Unpacking python2.5-minimal (from .../python2.5-minimal_2.5.4-1_amd64.deb) > ... > Selecting previously deselected package python2.5. > Unpacking python2.5 (from .../python2.5_2.5.4-1_amd64.deb) ... > Selecting previously deselected package python-minimal. > Unpacking python-minimal (from .../python-minimal_2.5.2-3_all.deb) ... > Selecting previously deselected package python. > Unpacking python (from .../python_2.5.2-3_all.deb) ... > Selecting previously deselected package python-central. > Unpacking python-central (from .../python-central_0.6.8_all.deb) ... > Selecting previously deselected package python-dmidecode. > Unpacking python-dmidecode (from .../python-dmidecode_2.10.2-1_amd64.deb) > ... > Selecting previously deselected package python2.5-dbg. > Unpacking python2.5-dbg (from .../python2.5-dbg_2.5.4-1_amd64.deb) ... > Selecting previously deselected package python-dbg. > Unpacking python-dbg (from .../python-dbg_2.5.2-3_all.deb) ... > Selecting previously deselected package python-dmidecode-dbg. > Unpacking python-dmidecode-dbg (from > .../python-dmidecode-dbg_2.10.2-1_amd64.deb) ... > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/python-dmidecode-dbg_2.10.2-1_amd64.deb (--unpack): > trying to overwrite `/usr/share/pyshared/dmidecode-2.10.2.egg-info', which > is also in package python-dmidecode > Processing triggers for man-db ... > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/python-dmidecode-dbg_2.10.2-1_amd64.deb > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > This is a serious bug as it makes installation fail. Possible > solutions are to have the two packages conflict, to rename the common > file in one of the two packages, or to remove the file from one > package and have this package depend on the other package. File > diversions or a Replace relation are another possibility. > > This bug will be assigned to 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. > > -Ralf. > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: 5.0 > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) > Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: > LC_ALL set to en_US.utf8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > > > -- Nima Talebiw: http://ai.autonomy.net.au/ p: +61-4-0667-7607 m: n...@autonomy.net.au