Hi Stefan, are you around? Thanks, Gerrit.
On Mon, May 05, 2008 at 08:16:12AM +0000, Gerrit Pape wrote: > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 01:45:38AM +0200, Ralf Treinen wrote: > > ucspi-tcp should conflict with courier-mta as it shares a file with > > that package: > > > > Unpacking courier-mta (from .../courier-mta_0.59.0-1_amd64.deb) ... > > dpkg: error processing > > /var/cache/apt/archives/courier-mta_0.59.0-1_amd64.deb (--unpack): > > trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/addcr', which is also in package ucspi-tcp > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > /var/cache/apt/archives/courier-mta_0.59.0-1_amd64.deb > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > Hi Stefan, > > the addcr programs from courier-mta and ucspi-tcp have nearly the same > functionality, it's just that courier's addcr doesn't add a \c if it's > already there. > > Possible solutions to the conflict: > (1) ucspi-tcp diverts courier's addcr > (2) courier-mta diverts ucpsi-tcp's addcr > (3) both packages use alternatives to manage /usr/bin/addcr > (4) ucspi-tcp renames the addcr program (upstream or Debian) > (5) courier-mta renames the add cr program (upstream or Debian) > > I'm not that much in favor of (4), and personally suggest (2), as > courier's addcr includes 'more' functionality. > > What do you think? > > Thanks, Gerrit. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
