Stephen Zander wrote: >>>>>> "Brian" == Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Brian> My versions of dpkg claim that --force-overwrite isn't on > Brian> be default (otherwise it should have [*] after it): > >As does mine: and it lies! I've been testing package upgrades & dpkg >itself is very definately using --force-overwite > > $ dpkg -l dpkg > ii dpkg 1.4.1 Package maintenance system for Debian Linux
Version 1.4.0.27 seems OK here. I created two dummy test packages both containing the same file, and installed them. I will check the latest version tommorrow. I suggest that you should file a bug report against dpkg... Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
