Package: libtclcl1-dev,tclcl-dev
Version: libtclcl1-dev/1.20-2
Version: tclcl-dev/1.20~RC3-4
Severity: serious
User: trei...@debian.org
Usertags: edos-file-overwrite

Date: 2011-11-17
Architecture: amd64
Distribution: sid

Hi,

automatic installation tests of packages that share a file and at the
same time do not conflict by their package dependency relationships has
detected the following problem:


WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
  libexpat1 libfreetype6 ucf ttf-dejavu-core fontconfig-config libfontconfig1
  tcl8.5 libxau6 libxdmcp6 libxcb1 libx11-data libx11-6 libxext6 libxrender1
  libxft2 x11-common libxss1 tk8.5 libtclcl1 libtclcl1-dev tclcl-dev
Preconfiguring packages ...
Authentication warning overridden.
Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
Selecting previously unselected package libexpat1.
(Reading database ... 10587 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libexpat1 (from .../libexpat1_2.0.1-7.2_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libfreetype6.
Unpacking libfreetype6 (from .../libfreetype6_2.4.7-2_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package ucf.
Unpacking ucf (from .../ucf_3.0025+nmu2_all.deb) ...
Moving old data out of the way
Selecting previously unselected package ttf-dejavu-core.
Unpacking ttf-dejavu-core (from .../ttf-dejavu-core_2.33-2_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package fontconfig-config.
Unpacking fontconfig-config (from .../fontconfig-config_2.8.0-3_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libfontconfig1.
Unpacking libfontconfig1 (from .../libfontconfig1_2.8.0-3_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package tcl8.5.
Unpacking tcl8.5 (from .../tcl8.5_8.5.10-1_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libxau6.
Unpacking libxau6 (from .../libxau6_1%3a1.0.6-4_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libxdmcp6.
Unpacking libxdmcp6 (from .../libxdmcp6_1%3a1.1.0-4_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libxcb1.
Unpacking libxcb1 (from .../libxcb1_1.7-4_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libx11-data.
Unpacking libx11-data (from .../libx11-data_2%3a1.4.4-4_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libx11-6.
Unpacking libx11-6 (from .../libx11-6_2%3a1.4.4-4_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libxext6.
Unpacking libxext6 (from .../libxext6_2%3a1.3.0-3_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libxrender1.
Unpacking libxrender1 (from .../libxrender1_1%3a0.9.6-2_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libxft2.
Unpacking libxft2 (from .../libxft2_2.2.0-3_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package x11-common.
Unpacking x11-common (from .../x11-common_1%3a7.6+9_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libxss1.
Unpacking libxss1 (from .../libxss1_1%3a1.2.1-2_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package tk8.5.
Unpacking tk8.5 (from .../tk8.5_8.5.10-1_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libtclcl1.
Unpacking libtclcl1 (from .../libtclcl1_1.20-2_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libtclcl1-dev.
Unpacking libtclcl1-dev (from .../libtclcl1-dev_1.20-2_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package tclcl-dev.
Unpacking tclcl-dev (from .../tclcl-dev_1.20~RC3-4_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/tclcl-dev_1.20~RC3-4_amd64.deb 
(--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/include/tclcl/idlecallback.h', which is also in 
package libtclcl1-dev 1.20-2
configured to not write apport reports
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/tclcl-dev_1.20~RC3-4_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


This is a serious bug as it makes installation fail, and violates
sections 7.6.1 and 10.1 of the policy. An optimal solution would
consist in only one of the packages installing that file, and renaming
or removing the file in the other package. Depending on the
circumstances you might also consider Replace relations or file
diversions. If the conflicting situation cannot be resolved then, as a
last resort, the two packages have to declare a mutual
Conflict. Please take into account that Replaces, Conflicts and
diversions should only be used when packages provide different
implementations for the same functionality.

Here is a list of files that are known to be shared by both packages
(according to the Contents file for sid/amd64, which may be
slightly out of sync):

  /usr/include/tclcl/idlecallback.h
  /usr/include/tclcl/iohandler.h
  /usr/include/tclcl/rate-variable.h
  /usr/include/tclcl/tclcl-config.h
  /usr/include/tclcl/tclcl-internal.h
  /usr/include/tclcl/tclcl-mappings.h
  /usr/include/tclcl/tclcl.h
  /usr/include/tclcl/timer.h
  /usr/include/tclcl/tracedvar.h

This bug has been filed against both packages. If you, the maintainers of
the two packages in question, have agreed on which of the packages will
resolve the problem please reassign the bug to that package. You may then
also register in the BTS that the other package is affected by the bug.

-Ralf.

PS: for more information about the detection of file overwrite errors
of this kind see http://edos.debian.net/file-overwrites/.



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