[DRE-maint] Bug#561462: fails to install, trying to overwrite other packages files

[Holger Levsen]

Package: libparsetree-ruby1.8
Version: 3.0.4-3
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 libsexp-processor-ruby1.8 
(from .../libsexp-processor-ruby1.8_3.0.3-1_all.deb) ...
  dpkg: error 
processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libsexp-processor-ruby1.8_3.0.3-1_all.deb 
(--unpack):
   trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/sexp.rb', which is also in package 
libparsetree-ruby1.8 0:2.2.1-1
  Preparing to replace libparsetree-ruby1.8 2.2.1-1 
(using .../libparsetree-ruby1.8_3.0.4-3_all.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement libparsetree-ruby1.8 ...
  Preparing to replace update-inetd 4.31 
(using .../update-inetd_4.35_all.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement update-inetd ...
  Preparing to replace makedev 2.3.1-88 
(using .../makedev_2.3.1-89_all.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement makedev ...
  Processing triggers for install-info ...
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/libsexp-processor-ruby1.8_3.0.3-1_all.deb
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


regards,
	Holger
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