On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:58:43 -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > > | Unpacking libhttp-date-perl (from .../libhttp-date-perl_6.00-1_all.deb) > > ... > > | dpkg: error processing > > //var/cache/apt/archives/libhttp-date-perl_6.00-1_all.deb (--install): > > | trying to overwrite '/usr/share/perl5/HTTP/Date.pm', which is also in > > package libwww5.808-perl 5.808-4 > > | Errors were encountered while processing: > > | //var/cache/apt/archives/libhttp-date-perl_6.00-1_all.deb > > > > Perhaps there is a missing Breaks+Replaces.
This shows why libwww5.808-perl is (and always was) a bad idea ... (BTW: I think the "Provides: libwww-perl" was a bit blunt and is after the upgrade of the "real" lwp to 6.0 just wrong.) > While I would love a smooth upgrade path, another possible fix is to > remove libwww5.808-perl from experimental. Luckily this never escaped > into the wild. Ack. Let's see what the maintainers say, as Nicholas has reassigned the bug already. Cheers, gregor -- .''`. http://info.comodo.priv.at/ -- GPG key IDs: 0x8649AA06, 0x00F3CFE4 : :' : Debian GNU/Linux user, admin, & developer - http://www.debian.org/ `. `' Member of VIBE!AT & SPI, fellow of Free Software Foundation Europe `- NP: Eagles
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