[Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#457191: Bug#457191: octave2.1: Should conflict with octave2.9
Rafael Laboissiere
rafael at debian.org
Thu Dec 20 14:47:45 UTC 2007
* Thomas Weber <thomas.weber.mail at gmail.com> [2007-12-20 13:44]:
> Am Donnerstag, den 20.12.2007, 21:35 +1000 schrieb Ted Percival:
> > Package: octave2.1
> > Version: 1:2.1.73-14
> > Severity: important
> >
> > octave2.1 cannot be installed when octave2.9 is installed. Neither
> > package has a Conflicts relationship so the failure happens when dpkg
> > tries to install the package:
> >
> > > Unpacking octave2.1 (from .../octave2.1_1%3a2.1.73-14_i386.deb) ...
> > > dpkg: error processing
> > > /var/cache/apt/archives/octave2.1_1%3a2.1.73-14_i386.deb (--unpack):
> > > trying to overwrite `/usr/share/enscript/hl/octave.st', which is also
> > > in package octave2.9
>
> Shouldn't this file be added to the enscript package instead?
Sure. I do not remember whether I requested this to the enscript package
maintainer. I will take a look.
At any rate, the problem reported in the bug report must be fixed. I have
overseen it. I will probably upload the fixed package over the weekend,
hopefully together with octave3.0
--
Rafael
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