Bug#145595: dpkg: --force-overwrite is supposed to be on for releases

To: Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au>
Cc: 145595@bugs.debian.org, Wichert Akkerman <wichert@wiggy.net>
Subject: Bug#145595: dpkg: --force-overwrite is supposed to be on for releases
From: Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 22:24:48 -0400
Message-id: <[🔎] 20020510022448.GA21020@kitenet.net>
Reply-to: Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>, 145595@bugs.debian.org
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References: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.1020502160821.8054A-100000@wakko.debian.net> <[🔎] 20020503100750.GG26819@azure.humbug.org.au> <[🔎] 20020503163926.GA3471@kitenet.net> <[🔎] 20020504055259.GB30337@azure.humbug.org.au> <[🔎] 20020504193316.GB1745@kitenet.net> <[🔎] 20020504221034.GI27979@wiggy.net> <[🔎] 20020505020947.GA2348@kitenet.net> <[🔎] 20020506083840.GB2508@azure.humbug.org.au> <[🔎] 20020506161230.GA1624@kitenet.net> <[🔎] 20020509184108.GA4838@azure.humbug.org.au>

Anthony Towns wrote:
> So a new dpkg upload, with
> 
> 	# uncomment this if you're clueful
> 	--force-overwrite
> 
> added to dpkg.cfg seems the simplest fix.
> 
> Am I missing anything?

I think you're exactly right, with the minor exception of
s/# uncomment/# comment/ ;-)

Away on a trip now..

-- 
see shy jo


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- Re: Bug#145595: dpkg: --force-overwrite is supposed to be on for releases
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- Bug#145595: dpkg: --force-overwrite is supposed to be on for releases
  - From: Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au>
- Bug#145595: dpkg: --force-overwrite is supposed to be on for releases
  - From: Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
- Bug#145595: dpkg: --force-overwrite is supposed to be on for releases
  - From: Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au>
- Bug#145595: dpkg: --force-overwrite is supposed to be on for releases
  - From: Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
- Bug#145595: dpkg: --force-overwrite is supposed to be on for releases
  - From: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@wiggy.net>
- Bug#145595: dpkg: --force-overwrite is supposed to be on for releases
  - From: Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
- Bug#145595: dpkg: --force-overwrite is supposed to be on for releases
  - From: Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au>
- Bug#145595: dpkg: --force-overwrite is supposed to be on for releases
  - From: Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
- Bug#145595: dpkg: --force-overwrite is supposed to be on for releases
  - From: Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au>

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