Bug#656103: libcf-dev: fails to install, trying to overwrite other packages files

[Andreas Beckmann]

Package: libcf-dev
Version: 1:4.1.3-1~exp1
Severity: serious
User: debian-qa at lists.debian.org
Usertags: piuparts

Hi,

during a test with piuparts I noticed your package failed to install
because it tries to overwrite other packages files without declaring a
replaces relation.

See policy 7.6 at
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-replaces

>From the attached log (scroll to the bottom...):

  Selecting previously unselected package libcf-dev.
  (Reading database ... 6823 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking libcf-dev (from .../libcf-dev_1%3a4.1.3-1~exp1_amd64.deb) ...
  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libcf-dev_1%3a4.1.3-1~exp1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
   trying to overwrite '/usr/include/libcf.h', which is also in package libnetcdf-dev 1:4.1.3-1~exp1
  configured to not write apport reports
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/libcf-dev_1%3a4.1.3-1~exp1_amd64.deb


cheers,

Andreas
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