On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 12:19:32PM +0000, Andy Beverley wrote: > Package: dh-make-perl > Version: 0.75-1 > Severity: normal > Tags: upstream patch
> When creating an updated version of a module that is already in core, > the subsequent install fails (as expected) with a message such as: > "trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/instmodsh', which is also in package > perl 5.14.2-21+deb7u2". > > Given that dh-make-perl has to be forced into creating core modules, > I think it's appropriate to instruct dpkg that the package contains > files that replace the core module. This patch does so. Please note that a "Replaces" entry isn't quite enough for packages with conflicting files to coexist cleanly: in case the replacing package gets removed later, the conflicting file would then be gone from the system altogether. A more robust solution is using dpkg-divert in maintainer scripts to move the core version out of the way and then back later if necessary. See for instance the libmodule-corelist-perl package for an example implementation. -- Niko Tyni [email protected] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
