tag 237509 + help thanks On Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 11:16:47PM +0100, Raphaël SurcouF Bordet wrote: > Package: libxft-dev > Version: 2.1.2-5 > Severity: important > Tags: sid > > When upgrading libxft-dev from 2.1.2-5 to 2.1.2-6, > I'm getting this following output on preinst: > ... > (Reading database ... 118101 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace libxft-dev 2.1.2-5 (using > .../libxft-dev_2.1.2-6_i386.deb) ... > diversion of /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft.h to > /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft1.h by libxft-dev > Removing `diversion of /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft.h to > /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft1.h by libxft-dev' > dpkg-divert: rename involves overwriting > `/usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft.h' with > different file `/usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft1.h', not allowed > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/libxft-dev_2.1.2-6_i386.deb (--unpack): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/libxft-dev_2.1.2-6_i386.deb > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > ... > > Work around by install this package using dpkg directly. I reported this problem -- which does not happen in every upgrade scenario -- to the debian-dpkg and debian-devel lists[1]. No one has yet replied. I am either using dpkg-divert wrong, in which case I require instruction from someone who knows how to use it better, or there is a bug in dpkg-divert. Another workaround is simply to move or delete /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft.h, getting it out of the way. [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2004/debian-devel-200403/msg00651.html -- G. Branden Robinson | There's nothing an agnostic can't Debian GNU/Linux | do if he doesn't know whether he branden@debian.org | believes in it or not. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Graham Chapman
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