Bug#893975: x11proto-dev: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/X11/extensions/xf86misc.h'

[Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>]

Control: severity -1 serious

On 03/24/2018 09:09 PM, Sven-Haegar Koch wrote:
> Package: x11proto-dev
> Version: 2018.4-3
> Severity: normal
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> Error while trying to install as part of a dist-upgrade:
> 
> Selecting previously unselected package x11proto-dev.
> Preparing to unpack .../158-x11proto-dev_2018.4-3_all.deb ...
> Unpacking x11proto-dev (2018.4-3) ...
> dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-8XuetG/158-x11proto-dev_2018.4-3_all.deb (--unpack):
>  trying to overwrite '/usr/include/X11/extensions/xf86misc.h', which is also in package x11proto-xf86misc-dev 0.9.3-2
> dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-8XuetG/158-x11proto-dev_2018.4-3_all.deb
> 
> Looks like this package needs some conflicts/replaces.
> 
It needs to stop shipping those files.  Making this bug RC so this
doesn't go into testing as-is.  I've got a fix lined up to fix this,
just need to get around to actually sending it out.

Thanks for the report,
Julien