X-Debbugs-CC: mba...@debian.org debichem-de...@lists.alioth.debian.org
Hi,
My personal preference would be implementing mutual conflict.
Michael: Please let me know whether this works for you. I can make an NMU to
implement mutual conflic for src:ga if you find it necessary.
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Thanks,
Boyuan Yang
On Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:20:50 +0100 Andreas Beckmann wrote:
> Package: libglobalarrays-dev,libga-dev
> Severity: serious
> Tags: sid bookworm
> User: trei...@debian.org
> Usertags: edos-file-overwrite
> Control: found -1 5.7.2-2
> Control: found -1 1:2.4.7-5
>
> 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:
>
> Preparing to unpack .../libga-dev_1%3a2.4.7-5_amd64.deb ...
> Unpacking libga-dev:amd64 (1:2.4.7-5) ...
> dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libga-
dev_1%3a2.4.7-5_amd64.deb (--unpack):
> trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libga.a', which is also in
package libglobalarrays-dev 5.7.2-2
> dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/libga-dev_1%3a2.4.7-5_amd64.deb
>
> 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/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libga.a
>
> 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.
>
>
> libglobalarrays-dev does have one reverse build-dependency: nwchem.
> libga-dev does have none.
>
> PS: for more information about the detection of file overwrite errors
> of this kind see https://qa.debian.org/dose/file-overwrites.html
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