[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#820028: biom-format-tools, python-biom-format-doc: fails to upgrade from 'jessie' - trying to overwrite /usr/bin/biom, /usr/share/doc-base/python-biom-format

[Andreas Beckmann]

Package: biom-format-tools,python-biom-format-doc
Version: 2.1.5+dfsg-1
Severity: serious
User: debian-qa at lists.debian.org
Usertags: piuparts

Hi,

during a test with piuparts I noticed your package fails to upgrade from
'jessie'.
It installed fine in 'jessie', then the upgrade to 'stretch' fails
because it tries to overwrite other packages files without declaring a
Breaks+Replaces relation.

See policy 7.6 at
https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-replaces

>From the attached log (scroll to the bottom...):

  Selecting previously unselected package biom-format-tools.
  Preparing to unpack .../biom-format-tools_2.1.5+dfsg-1_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking biom-format-tools (2.1.5+dfsg-1) ...
  dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/biom-format-tools_2.1.5+dfsg-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
   trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/biom', which is also in package python-biom-format 2.1+dfsg-1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/biom-format-tools_2.1.5+dfsg-1_amd64.deb

  Selecting previously unselected package python-biom-format-doc.
  Preparing to unpack .../python-biom-format-doc_2.1.5+dfsg-1_all.deb ...
  Unpacking python-biom-format-doc (2.1.5+dfsg-1) ...
  dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/python-biom-format-doc_2.1.5+dfsg-1_all.deb (--unpack):
   trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc-base/python-biom-format', which is also in package python-biom-format 2.1+dfsg-1
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/python-biom-format-doc_2.1.5+dfsg-1_all.deb


cheers,

Andreas
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