[DebianGIS-dev] Bug#493892: marked as done (gpsdrive-data: Missing conflict with gpsdrive?)

[Andreas Putzo]

Hi,

On Aug 07  16:28, Luk Claes wrote:
> >When upgrading my sid chroot just now, I noticed this message about a
> >conflict between gpsdrive-data and gpsdrive:
> >
> >  [...]
> >  Unpacking gpsdrive-data (from .../gpsdrive-data_2.10~pre4-4_all.deb) ...
> >  dpkg: error processing 
> >  /var/cache/apt/archives/gpsdrive-data_2.10~pre4-4_all.deb (--unpack):
> >   trying to overwrite `/usr/share/gpsdrive/pixmaps/battery.png', which is 
> >   also in package gpsdrive
> >  dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> >  Preparing to replace gpsdrive 2.10~pre4-3 (using 
> >  .../gpsdrive_2.10~pre4-4_i386.deb) ...
> >  Unpacking replacement gpsdrive ...
> >  [...]
> 
> > gpsdrive (2.10~pre4-5) unstable; urgency=low
> > .
> >   * Add missing Replaces to the gpsdrive-data package
> >     and add a dependency on gpsdrive. (Closes: #493892)
> 
> I don't see why a Depends is needed, the Recommends seems fine and the 
> Replaces should solve the reported bug?

Without the Depends, if someone has gpsdrive < 2.10~pre4-5 and 
installs gpsdrive-data, gpsdrive will be removed which is certainly 
not the intended behaviour. 

Cheers,
Andreas