Bug#237509: libxft-dev: Upgrade fails because of divert file on /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft1.h isn't allowed
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.
Best regards,
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (989, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.24-chaos-686
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8@euro, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8@euro (ignored:
LC_ALL set to fr_FR.UTF-8@euro)
Versions of packages libxft-dev depends on:
ii libc6-dev [libc-dev] 2.3.2.ds1-11 GNU C Library: Development
Librari
pn libfontconfig1-dev Not found.
ii libfreetype6-dev 2.1.7-2 FreeType 2 font engine,
developmen
pn libxft2 Not found.
ii libxrender-dev 0.8.3-7 X Rendering Extension
client libra
ii xlibs-dev 4.3.0-5 X Window System client
library dev
ii zlib1g-dev [libz-dev] 1:1.2.1-4 compression library -
development
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Raphaël "SurcouF" Bordet
surcouf@choranche.grotte.org
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