Bug#673006: spf-tools-perl: Package overwrote existing file without backing it up or asking

[gregor herrmann]

tag 673006 + moreinfo
thanks

On Tue, 15 May 2012 13:27:01 +0200, Ralf G. R. Bergs wrote:

> I had a file /usr/sbin/spfd installed already on my system, and when I
> installed this package it overwrote the existing file without backing
> it up or at least asking whether it is ok to overwrite it.

Where did this /usr/sbin/spfd come from?

If was from another package in the Debian archive, we have a problem
that needs to be fixed. Or not, since /usr/sbin/spfd is handled via
update-alternatives, so just setting it back should be enough in case
of an unwanted change.

If on the other hand the file was locally installed or came from some
package out of the Debian archive, then we can't do anything about
it, I guess ...

Cheers,
gregor

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