Package: util-linux Version: 2.20.1-4 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer,
The 'moreutils' package has a 'parallel' command, and so does the 'parallel' package. If the 'parallel' package is installed over a pre-existing installation of 'moreutils', two diversions are created (one for the 'parallel' util, and another for its man page): % dlocate parallel | grep diversion diversion by parallel from: /usr/share/man/man1/parallel.1.gz diversion by parallel to: /usr/share/man/man1/parallel.moreutils.1.gz diversion by parallel from: /usr/bin/parallel diversion by parallel to: /usr/bin/parallel.moreutils The resultant 'whereis' output is inconsistent: % whereis parallel parallel: /usr/bin/parallel.moreutils /usr/bin/parallel /etc/parallel /usr/bin/X11/parallel.moreutils /usr/bin/X11/parallel /usr/share/man/man1/parallel.1.gz % whereis parallel.moreutils parallel: /usr/bin/parallel.moreutils /usr/bin/parallel /etc/parallel /usr/bin/X11/parallel.moreutils /usr/bin/X11/parallel /usr/share/man/man1/parallel.1.gz For clarity, let's spread out that 'whereis' output, and use line numbers: % whereis parallel | tr ' ' '\n' | nl -s " " 1 parallel: 2 /usr/bin/parallel.moreutils 3 /usr/bin/parallel 4 /etc/parallel 5 /usr/bin/X11/parallel.moreutils 6 /usr/bin/X11/parallel 7 /usr/share/man/man1/parallel.1.gz Lines #2 & #5 probably don't belong. % whereis parallel.moreutils | tr ' ' '\n' | nl -s " " 1 parallel: 2 /usr/bin/parallel.moreutils 3 /usr/bin/parallel 4 /etc/parallel 5 /usr/bin/X11/parallel.moreutils 6 /usr/bin/X11/parallel 7 /usr/share/man/man1/parallel.1.gz Lines #1, #3, #6, & #7 probably don't belong. The package name (#1) is incorrect. The man page name (#7) is incorrect. HTH... -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-2-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages util-linux depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.42 ii dpkg 1.16.3 ii initscripts 2.88dsf-22.1 ii install-info 4.13a.dfsg.1-10 ii libblkid1 2.20.1-4 ii libc6 2.13-31 ii libncurses5 5.9-7 ii libselinux1 2.1.9-4 ii libslang2 2.2.4-10 ii libtinfo5 5.9-7 ii libuuid1 2.20.1-4 ii lsb-base 4.1+Debian2 ii tzdata 2012b-1 ii zlib1g 1:1.2.6.dfsg-2 util-linux recommends no packages. Versions of packages util-linux suggests: pn dosfstools 3.0.12-1 pn kbd 1.15.3-9 pn util-linux-locales <none> -- debconf information: util-linux/noauto-with-nonzero-passnum: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org