Bug#632369: dpkg-divert: error: rename involves overwriting file, different file, not allowed

[Andreas Beckmann]

severity 632369 important
tags 632369 moreinfo
thanks

On 2011-07-01 20:31, rob wrote:
> Package: glx-diversions
> Version: 0.1.3
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
But only for you with an unclear installation(-failure) history. This is
not grave.

> electing previously deselected package glx-diversions.
...
> Setting up glx-diversions (0.1.3) ...
> Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so to /usr/lib/mesa-diverted/libGL.so by glx-diversions'
> Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so to /usr/lib/mesa-diverted/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so by glx-diversions'
> Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so to /usr/lib/mesa-diverted/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGL.so by glx-diversions'
> Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/mesa-diverted/libGL.so.1 by glx-diversions'
> Adding 'diversion of /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1 to /usr/lib/mesa-diverted/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1 by glx-diversions'
> dpkg-divert: error: rename involves overwriting `/usr/lib/mesa-diverted/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1' with
>   different file `/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so.1', not allowed
> dpkg: error processing glx-diversions (--configure):

I need the installation history. Unfortunately the term.log you attached
was rotated on Juli 1st, so please look for additional history in
term.log.1 or term.log.1.*.


> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: wheezy/sid
>   APT prefers unstable
>   APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.39-2-686-pae (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Did you run reportbug from the machine where glx-diversions was
installed (but failed to configure)? I'm missing the output from the bug
script and other things in your report.

Andreas