Bug#505819: vim-runtime: File conflict during upgrade from (older) version

[James Vega]

forcemerge 503757 505819
thanks

On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 10:00:47PM +0100, Frans Pop wrote:
> Preparing to replace vim-runtime 1:7.1.314-3 (using .../vim-runtime_2%3a7.2.025-2_all.deb) ...
> Adding `diversion of /usr/share/vim/vim72/doc/help.txt to /usr/share/vim/vim72/doc/help.txt.vim-tiny by vim-runtime'
> Adding `diversion of /usr/share/vim/vim72/doc/tags to /usr/share/vim/vim72/doc/tags.vim-tiny by vim-runtime'
> Removing `diversion of /usr/share/vim/vim71/doc/help.txt to /usr/share/vim/vim71/doc/help.txt.vim-tiny by vim-runtime'
> dpkg-divert: rename involves overwriting `/usr/share/vim/vim71/doc/help.txt' with
>   different file `/usr/share/vim/vim71/doc/help.txt.vim-tiny', not allowed
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/vim-runtime_2%3a7.2.025-2_all.deb (--unpack):
>  subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
> 
> Feel free to downgrade or close if you are sure this affects only the
> intermediate versions and not e.g. Etch to Lenny upgrades.

This is already reported in #503757.  I have a way to reproduce the
problem but I'm currently trying to determine whether this is a bug with
dpkg-divert (and if so whether there's an easy way to work around it) or
vim.

-- 
James
GPG Key: 1024D/61326D40 2003-09-02 James Vega <jamessan at debian.org>
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