[Pkg-scicomp-devel] Bug#516725: Bug#516725: libcolamd-3.2.0: Fails to install

[Rafael Laboissiere]

* Vincent Fourmond <fourmond at debian.org> [2009-02-23 12:07]:

> Package: libcolamd-3.2.0
> Version: 3.2.0-2
> Severity: grave
> Justification: fails to upgrade
> 
>   Hello,
> 
>   While upgrading lp-solve, insallation of libcolamd-3.2.0 fails
> because it tries to overwrite files already present on the system:
> 
> Unpacking libcolamd-3.2.0 (from .../libcolamd-3.2.0_1%3a3.2.0-2_amd64.deb) ...
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libcolamd-3.2.0_1%3a3.2.0-2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
>  trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libcolamd.so.3.2.0', which is also in package libsuitesparse-3.2.0
> 
>   libcolamd-3.2.0 should
> 
> Replaces: libsuitesparse-3.2.0 (<= 3.2.0-1)
> Conflicts: libsuitesparse-3.2.0 (<= 3.2.0-1)
> 
>   (I'm not sure the conflict stanza is necessary).

I think that the Conflicts is correct, because this is really what happens.
Both libcolamd-3.2.0_3.2.0-2 and libsuitesparse-3.2.0_3.2.0-1 cannot be
installed together.

On the other hand, I think that the Replaces is perhaps inappropriate because 
libcolamd-3.2.0 does not replace the whole libsuitesparse-3.2.0 package.

Do you think it will be okay if I add just the Conflicts stanza?

-- 
Rafael