On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 11:11:38PM +0200, Yavor Doganov wrote: > Package: open.app > Version: 0.1cvs20051128-1 > Severity: grave
> In an attempt to install the package the following error occurs: > (Reading database ... 314494 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking open.app (from .../open.app_0.1cvs20051128-1_i386.deb) ... > Leaving `diversion of /usr/bin/open to /usr/bin/open.vt by open.app' > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/open.app_0.1cvs20051128-1_i386.deb (--unpack): > trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/open.1.gz', which is also in > package console-tools > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/open.app_0.1cvs20051128-1_i386.deb > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > Perhaps changing the manpage name? It is also a policy violation for two packages to provide a tool of the same name with incompatible functionality. So this diversion is a serious bug anyway, even if the manpage is renamed -- so if the application is correctly renamed, I imagine a name for the manpage will be obvious as well. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/
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