On Sun, Feb 05, 2012 at 03:19:56PM +0100, Andreas Beckmann wrote: > Followup-For: Bug #656103 > > Hi, > > during a test with piuparts I noticed your package fails to upgrade from > 'sid' to 'experimental'. > It installed fine in 'sid', then the upgrade to 'experimental' fails > because it tries to overwrite other packages files without declaring a > replaces relation. > > See policy 7.6 at > http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-replaces > > >From the attached log (scroll to the bottom...): > > Selecting previously unselected package libnetcdf7. > (Reading database ... 6801 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking libnetcdf7 (from .../libnetcdf7_1%3a4.1.3-1~exp1_amd64.deb) ... > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/libnetcdf7_1%3a4.1.3-1~exp1_amd64.deb (--unpack): > trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/libnetcdff.so.5', which is also in package > libnetcdf6 1:4.1.1-6+b1 > > Library packages should not ship multiple shared libraries, especially > if they have different sonames. So you should move libnetcdff.so.* into > its own libnetcdff5 package.
Yep, it is well known. It still needs major revision before a definite release in unstable. -- Francesco P. Lovergine -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
