[DebianGIS-dev] Bug#562856: fails to install, trying to overwrite other packages files

[Holger Levsen]

Package: libgdal1-dev
Version: 1.6.3-1
Severity: serious
User: debian-qa at lists.debian.org
Usertags: piuparts piuparts.d.o

Hi, 

during a test with piuparts I noticed your package failed to install because 
it tries to overwrite other packages files without declaring a 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...):

  Unpacking libhdf4-alt-dev (from .../libhdf4-alt-dev_4.2r4-6_amd64.deb) ...
  dpkg: error 
processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libhdf4-alt-dev_4.2r4-6_amd64.deb 
(--unpack):
   trying to overwrite '/usr/include/hdf/linklist.h', which is also in package 
libhdf4g-dev 0:4.1r4-22
  dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
  Preparing to replace libgdal1-dev 1.5.2-3 
(using .../libgdal1-dev_1.6.3-1_amd64.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement libgdal1-dev ...
  Preparing to replace makedev 2.3.1-88 
(using .../makedev_2.3.1-89_all.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement makedev ...
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/libhdf4-alt-dev_4.2r4-6_amd64.deb
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


regards,
	Holger
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