Bug#888558: python-backports.tempfile: ships file with generic name: /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/backports/__init__.py

[Andreas Beckmann]

Package: python-backports.tempfile
Version: 1.0-1
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
'stable'.
It installed fine in 'stable', then the upgrade to 'sid' fails
because it tries to overwrite other packages files.

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

  Selecting previously unselected package python-backports.tempfile.
  Preparing to unpack .../python-backports.tempfile_1.0-1_all.deb ...
  Unpacking python-backports.tempfile (1.0-1) ...
  dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/python-backports.tempfile_1.0-1_all.deb (--unpack):
   trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/backports/__init__.py', which is also in package python-backports-shutil-get-terminal-size 1.0.0-3
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/python-backports.tempfile_1.0-1_all.deb

I don't think Breaks+Replaces is the correct approach to handle this very
generic file name.


cheers,

Andreas
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