[Debian-ha-maintainers] Bug#809764: Bug#809764: libqb6-dev and libqb-dev: error when trying to install together

[Herbert Fortes (hpfn)]

On Mon, 4 Jan 2016 11:12:06 +0100
Christoph Berg <myon at debian.org> wrote:

> Re: Herbert Fortes (hpfn) 2016-01-04 <5689AC0B.4050008 at ig.com.br>
> > >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.
> > 
> > As I understand, 'Conflicts' can be a solution. The packages
> > are for complete different use. And they are *-dev packages.
> 
> Policy says Conflicts should be avoided if the packages are doing
> something different. It would be bad user experience if a system
> running pacemaker/corosync couldn't have the webcamoid stuff installed
> in parallel.
> 
> Though given the problem is only between -dev packages, I'd guess
> using Conflicts would be okayish.
> 
> As webcamoid is the newer package, the problem should probably first
> fixed on that side. Herbert, can you arrange that?
> 

I agree that webcamoid is who should be adapted.

Using 'Conflicts' is the easy way for me. I'm not sure
in how to put the file in something like /usr/lib/*/webcamoid/
(it was suggested). How do I do to the file be found.


regards,
-- 
Herbert Parentes Fortes Neto (hpfn)