On Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 11:07:33PM +0200, Daniel Stone wrote: > On Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 09:27:00PM +0100, Denis Barbier wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 12:17:49PM +0100, Frank Küster wrote: > > > > dpkg: error processing > > > > /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_all.deb (--unpack): > > > > trying to overwrite `/etc/X11/Xsession', which is also in package > > > > xfree86-common > > > > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) > > > > > > The message also sounds as if the fix were particularly easy. > > > > Where can we find documentation about moving conffiles between packages? > > 'Don't.' > > Basically, you'll have to keep xfree86-common around, not shipping that > file, with a postinst that removes the file if modified. Then you have > to add a Replaces: xfree86-common, from x11-common.
Hmmm, then x11-common Pre-Depends: xfree86-common to make sure that xfree86-common.postinst is run before x11-common is configured, shouldn't it? Or maybe remove the conffile in xfree86-common.preinst? > If you don't care about the user always getting a notice that the file > has been customised even when it hasn't, don't bother keeping the > package around with a postinst to remove the file; just ad the Replaces. Hmmm again, the Replaces does exist, but if the file is not removed, conflict still happens. Anyway if someone has time to investigate, test and provide a patch, that would be very welcome. Denis
