Public bug reported: While tracking down a strange error with /usr/include/pthread.h:485 (tinyOS is insane, don't ask), I figured I'd see if libpthread-dev would have a fixed version. Trying to install it fails,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get install libpthread-dev Reading package lists... Done <snip> Unpacking libpthread-dev (from .../libpthread-dev_2.0.7-2ubuntu2_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libpthread-dev_2.0.7-2ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/include/pthread.h', which is also in package libc6-dev Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/libpthread-dev_2.0.7-2ubuntu2_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Is this expected behavior? I don't know whether this is a bug in pth or in glibc, so please re-assign as appropriate. ** Affects: glibc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- libc6-dev conflicts with libpthread-dev https://launchpad.net/bugs/69585 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs