Package: simh,python-novaclient Version: simh/3.8.1-2 Version: python-novaclient/2.4-2 Severity: serious User: trei...@debian.org Usertags: edos-file-overwrite
Date: 2011-06-27 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! mime-support python2.6-minimal libdb4.8 libexpat1 python2.6 python-minimal python python-support python-argparse python-httplib2 python-pkg-resources python-prettytable python-novaclient simh Authentication warning overridden. Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?) Selecting previously deselected package mime-support. (Reading database ... 9217 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking mime-support (from .../mime-support_3.51-1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package python2.6-minimal. Unpacking python2.6-minimal (from .../python2.6-minimal_2.6.7-1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libdb4.8. Unpacking libdb4.8 (from .../libdb4.8_4.8.30-8_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libexpat1. Unpacking libexpat1 (from .../libexpat1_2.0.1-7_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package python2.6. Unpacking python2.6 (from .../python2.6_2.6.7-1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package python-minimal. Unpacking python-minimal (from .../python-minimal_2.6.6-14_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package python. Unpacking python (from .../python_2.6.6-14_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package python-support. Unpacking python-support (from .../python-support_1.0.13_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package python-argparse. Unpacking python-argparse (from .../python-argparse_1.1-1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package python-httplib2. Unpacking python-httplib2 (from .../python-httplib2_0.7.0-1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package python-pkg-resources. Unpacking python-pkg-resources (from .../python-pkg-resources_0.6.16-1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package python-prettytable. Unpacking python-prettytable (from .../python-prettytable_0.5-1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package python-novaclient. Unpacking python-novaclient (from .../python-novaclient_2.4-2_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package simh. Unpacking simh (from .../simh_3.8.1-2_amd64.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/simh_3.8.1-2_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/nova.1.gz', which is also in package python-novaclient 2.4-2 configured to not write apport reports dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe) Processing triggers for man-db ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/simh_3.8.1-2_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/bin/nova /usr/share/man/man1/nova.1.gz This bug is assigned to 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 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/. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org