X-Debbugs-CC: debian-fonts@lists.debian.org On Sun, 19 Jul 2020 20:55:33 +0200 Adam Borowski <kilobyte@angband.pl> wrote: > On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 03:36:48PM -0400, Boyuan Yang wrote: > > X-Debbugs-CC: debian-fonts@lists.debian.org mwei@debian.org > > > > On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 23:19:31 +0200 Andreas Beckmann <anbe@debian.org> > > wrote: > > > Package: afdko-bin > > > Version: 3.4.0+dfsg1-2 > > > Severity: serious > > > > > > Preparing to unpack .../afdko-bin_3.4.0+dfsg1-2_amd64.deb ... > > > Unpacking afdko-bin (3.4.0+dfsg1-2) ... > > > dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/afdko- > > bin_3.4.0+dfsg1-2_amd64.deb (--unpack): > > > trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/tx', which is also in package > > transifex-client 0.13.9-1 > > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > > /var/cache/apt/archives/afdko-bin_3.4.0+dfsg1-2_amd64.deb > > > > > > If the conflicting situation cannot be resolved then, as > > > last resort, the two packages have to declare a mutual > > > Conflict. > > > > AFAICT a mutual conflict could be the only reasonable solution. @mwei > > what do you think? > > The policy is very clear: > > #10.1. > > # Two different packages must not install programs with different > # functionality but with the same filenames. (The case of two programs > # having the same functionality but different implementations is handled > # via “alternatives” or the “Conflicts” mechanism. See Maintainer > # Scripts and Conflicting binary packages - Conflicts respectively.) If > # this case happens, one of the programs must be renamed. The > # maintainers should report this to the "debian-devel" mailing list and > # try to find a consensus about which program will have to be renamed. > # If a consensus cannot be reached, *both* programs must be renamed. > > Thus, a mutual conflict is not allowed. Two random packages without a > relation are not expected to conflict: there's no reason someone who hacks > on some software that uses Transifex to manage their translation wouldn't > also want to deal with fonts -- we're in the "breaks unrelated software" > land. > > This issue pops up on debian-devel quite often, and the consensus is that > exceptions shouldn't be given. Major cases: "node": axnode vs node.js, > "git" vs gnuit. In this case a discussion on debian-devel may be needed. Just FYI: SUSE chose to use the alternatives system to solve this problem as can be seen in https://opensuse.pkgs.org/tumbleweed/opensuse-oss-x86_64/python3-afdko-3.4.0-2.1.i586.rpm.html . -- Thanks, Boyuan Yang
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