On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 01:53:53AM -0400, Bryan Donlan wrote: > On 4/9/06, Steve M. Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Two comments: > > > > 1. It ain't just create_module; manpage-dev is also overwriting init_module > > > > Unpacking replacement manpages-dev ... > > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/manpages-dev_2.25-2_all.deb > > (--unpack): > > trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man2/init_module.2.gz', which is also > > in package modutils > > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) > > > > > > 2. I agree with David Weinehall that manpages-dev should use > > "Replaces: modutils". To Justin Pryzby's question > > > > Why? Upgrades from sarge to etch will be fine as long as one of > > modutils and manpages drops the file before the release. The > > problem is limited to sid, and developers can presumably be > > expected to work around it as necessary.. > > > > I answer: why not! Yes, developers can work around it; but why should > > we be constantly irritated? If things are worked out before "etch", > > then the "Replaces" can be dropped. > > Setting "replaces" hides problems. It's better to just fix the > problem;having manpages-dev be held up is very minor compared to the > problems allowing wholesale file replacement might hide. Yea, my aversion to Replaces is that is very course-grained. I guess this can also be done with a preinst script removing files which might be in other packages, which is better.
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