[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#1129648: libsmbclient0: Can't install libsmbclient0:i386 in a multiarch system

[Michael Tokarev]

Control: tag -1 + confirmed

04.03.2026 15:49, OHURA Makoto wrote:
> Package: libsmbclient0
> Version: 2:4.23.6+dfsg-1+b1
> Severity: important


> Preparing to unpack .../libsmbclient0_2%3a4.23.6+dfsg-1+b1_i386.deb ...
> Unpacking libsmbclient0:i386 (2:4.23.6+dfsg-1+b1) over (2:4.23.6+dfsg-1) ...
> dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libsmbclient0_2%3a4.23.6+
> dfsg-1+b1_i386.deb (--unpack):
>   trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/man/man7/libsmbclient.7.gz', which is di
> fferent from other instances of package libsmbclient0:i386
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>   /var/cache/apt/archives/libsmbclient0_2%3a4.23.6+dfsg-1+b1_i386.deb

Now this is interesting.

--- 4.23.6+dfsg-1+b1_amd64/usr/share/man/man7/libsmbclient.7	2026-03-03 01:05:13.000000000 +0300
+++ 4.23.6+dfsg-1+b1_i386/usr/share/man/man7/libsmbclient.7	2026-03-03 03:31:59.000000000 +0300
@@ -4,3 +4,3 @@
  .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\"      Date: 03/02/2026
+.\"      Date: 03/03/2026
  .\"    Manual: 7
@@ -9,3 +9,3 @@
  .\"
-.TH "LIBSMBCLIENT" "7" "03/02/2026" "Samba 4\&.23\&.6\-Debian\-4\&.23\&.6+dfs" "7"
+.TH "LIBSMBCLIENT" "7" "03/03/2026" "Samba 4\&.23\&.6\-Debian\-4\&.23\&.6+dfs" "7"
  .\" -----

4.23.6+dfsg-1+b1_amd64/usr/share/doc/libsmbclient0/changelog.Debian.amd64.gz:
  -- all / amd64 / i386 Build Daemon (x86-grnet-03) <buildd_amd64-x86-grnet-03 at buildd.debian.org>  Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:05:13 +0000

4.23.6+dfsg-1+b1_i386/usr/share/doc/libsmbclient0/changelog.Debian.i386.gz:
  -- amd64 / i386 Build Daemon (x86-ubc-01) <buildd_amd64-x86-ubc-01 at buildd.debian.org>  Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:31:59 +0000

Note the timestamp in changelog files is different, and the same timestamp is
correctly used in the manpage.

It looks like a prob with debian multiarch setup and bin-NMUs.

/mjt