Bug#748237: python3-epr-dbg: fails to upgrade from wheezy - trying to overwrite ...

[Antonio Valentino]

Hi Holger,

> Package: python3-epr-dbg
> Version: 0.8.1-1+b1
> Severity: serious
> User: debian-qa at lists.debian.org
> Usertags: piuparts
> 
> Hi,
> 
> during a test with piuparts I noticed your package fails to upgrade from
> wheezy. It installed fine in squeeze, then the upgrade to jessie fails
> 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...):
> 
>   Preparing to unpack .../python3-epr_0.8.1-1+b1_amd64.deb ...
>   Unpacking python3-epr (0.8.1-1+b1) over (0.6.1-2) ...
>   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/python3-
> epr_0.8.1-1+b1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
>    trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/epr.cpython-33dm-
> x86_64-linux-gnu.so', which is also in package python3-epr-dbg 0.8.1-1+b1
>   dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> 
> 
> cheers,
> 	Holger


Thank you for reporting.
The fix in already in git [1].



[1] git://anonscm.debian.org/pkg-grass/pyepr.git

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Antonio Valentino