[Pkg-scicomp-devel] Bug#469286: Bug#469286: libarpack2-dev: Package is uninstallable due to a file which is also in libarpack2

[Rafael Laboissiere]

* David Ham <david.ham at imperial.ac.uk> [2008-03-04 12:39]:

> Package: libarpack2-dev
> Version: 2.1+parpack96-3
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> Attempting to install this package results in the following error:
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/libarpack2-dev_2.1+parpack96-3_amd64.deb
> (--unpack):
>  trying to overwrite
>  `/usr/share/doc/libarpack2/ARPACK_License_Question.eml.gz', which is
>  also in package libarpack2
>  dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
>  Errors were encountered while processing:
>   /var/cache/apt/archives/libarpack2-dev_2.1+parpack96-3_amd64.deb
>   E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> 
> Since libarpack2-dev depends on libarpack2, this makes this package
> uninistallable.

I am taking care of this.

-- 
Rafael