Bug#45227: dpkg overwrites files from other packages

[Francesco Potorti` <F.Potorti@cnuce.cnr.it>]

Package: dpkg
Version: 1.4.1.8
Severity: normal

root@pot# dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.4.1.8_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 73918 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace dpkg 1.4.1.6 (using
.../archives/dpkg_1.4.1.8_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement dpkg ...
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/dpkg-buildpackage.1.gz', which
 is also in package dpkg-dev
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/dpkg-gencontrol.1.gz', which
 is also in package dpkg-dev
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/dpkg-genchanges.1.gz', which
 is also in package dpkg-dev
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/dpkg-distaddfile.1.gz', which
 is also in package dpkg-dev
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/dpkg-parsechangelog.1.gz',
 which is also in package dpkg-dev
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/dpkg-shlibdeps.1.gz', which is
 also in package dpkg-dev
Setting up dpkg (1.4.1.8) ...


-- System Information
Debian Release: potato
Kernel Version: Linux pot 2.2.10 #3 Mon Jul 12 19:50:44 CEST 1999 i686 unknown

Versions of the packages dpkg depends on:
ii  libc6           2.1.2-1        GNU C Library: Shared libraries and timezone
ii  libncurses4     4.2-3.2        Shared libraries for terminal handling
ii  libstdc++2.10   2.95.2-0pre1   The GNU stdc++ library