Package: libelmer-dev Version: 6.1.0.svn.5396.dfsg-4 Severity: serious User: debian...@lists.debian.org Usertags: piuparts
Hi, during a test with piuparts I noticed your package fails to upgrade from 'squeeze'. It installed fine in 'squeeze', then the upgrade to 'sid' fails because it tries to overwrite other packages files without declaring a replaces relation. See policy 7.6 at http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-replaces >From the attached log (scroll to the bottom...): Preparing to replace libelmer-dev 5.5.0.svn.4499.dfsg-1 (using .../libelmer-dev_6.1.0.svn.5396.dfsg-4_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libelmer-dev ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libelmer-dev_6.1.0.svn.5396.dfsg-4_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/elmerf90', which is also in package elmer 5.5.0.svn.4499.dfsg-1 cheers, Andreas
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