Bug#714540: libgdm: fails to upgrade from 'sid' - trying to overwrite /usr/bin/gdmflexiserver

[Andreas Beckmann]

Package: libgdm
Version: 3.8.3-2
Severity: serious
User: debian-qa at lists.debian.org
Usertags: piuparts
Control: affects -1 + gdm3

Hi,

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

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

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

  Selecting previously unselected package libgdm.
  Unpacking libgdm (from .../libgdm_3.8.3-2_amd64.deb) ...
  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libgdm_3.8.3-2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
   trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/gdmflexiserver', which is also in package gdm3 3.4.1-9
  Preparing to replace gnome-session-bin 3.4.2.1-4 (using .../gnome-session-bin_3.8.2.1-1_amd64.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement gnome-session-bin ...
  Preparing to replace gdm3 3.4.1-9 (using .../gdm3_3.8.3-2_amd64.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement gdm3 ...


cheers,

Andreas
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