Package: libkpmcore5
Version: 3.1.2-1
Severity: serious
User: debian...@lists.debian.org
Usertags: piuparts replaces-without-breaks
Hi,
during a test with piuparts and DOSE tools I noticed your package causes
removal of files that also belong to another package.
This is caused by using Replaces without corresponding Breaks.
The installation sequence to reproduce this problem is
apt-get install libkpmcore4
# (1)
apt-get install libkpmcore5
apt-get remove libkpmcore5
# (2)
The list of installed files at points (1) and (2) should be identical,
but the following files have disappeared:
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/libpmdummybackendplugin.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/libpmlibpartedbackendplugin.so
/usr/share/kservices5/pmdummybackendplugin.desktop
/usr/share/kservices5/pmlibpartedbackendplugin.desktop
/usr/share/kservicetypes5/pmcorebackendplugin.desktop
This is a serious bug violating policy 7.6, see
https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-replaces
and also see the footnote that describes this incorrect behavior
https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/footnotes.html#f53
The libkpmcore5 package has the following relationships with libkpmcore4:
Conflicts: n/a
Breaks:n/a
Replaces: libkpmcore3, libkpmcore4
>From the attached log (scroll to the bottom...):
3m54.1s ERROR: FAIL: After purging files have disappeared:
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/libpmdummybackendplugin.so owned
by: libkpmcore5
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/libpmlibpartedbackendplugin.so owned
by: libkpmcore5
/usr/share/kservices5/pmdummybackendplugin.desktop owned by: libkpmcore5
/usr/share/kservices5/pmlibpartedbackendplugin.desktop owned by:
libkpmcore5
/usr/share/kservicetypes5/pmcorebackendplugin.desktop owned by: libkpmcore5
3m54.1s ERROR: FAIL: After purging files have been modified:
/var/lib/dpkg/info/libkpmcore4.listnot owned
(note that ownership was recorded after libkpmcore5 claimes these files)
cheers,
Andreas
libkpmcore4=3.0.2-2_libkpmcore5=3.1.2-1.log.gz
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