Package: gcc-3.3-base Version: 1:3.3.4-6sarge1.1 Severity: grave This just happened on a upgrade on sparc:
(Reading database ... 48945 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace gcc-3.3 1:3.3.4-3 (using .../gcc-3.3_1%3a3.3.4-6sarge1.1_sparc.deb) ... Unpacking replacement gcc-3.3 ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gcc-3.3_1%3a3.3.4-6sarge1.1_sparc.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/gcc-3.3-base/changelog.Debian.gz', which is also in package gcc-3.3-base dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Preparing to replace libstdc++5-3.3-dev 1:3.3.4-3 (using .../libstdc++5-3.3-dev_1%3a3.3.4-6sarge1.1_sparc.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libstdc++5-3.3-dev ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libstdc++5-3.3-dev_1%3a3.3.4-6sarge1.1_sparc.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/libstdc++5/changelog.Debian.gz', which is also in package libstdc++5 dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Preparing to replace g++-3.3 1:3.3.4-3 (using .../g++-3.3_1%3a3.3.4-6sarge1.1_sparc.deb) ... Unpacking replacement g++-3.3 ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/g++-3.3_1%3a3.3.4-6sarge1.1_sparc.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/gcc-3.3-base/changelog.Debian.gz', which is also in package gcc-3.3-base dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/gcc-3.3_1%3a3.3.4-6sarge1.1_sparc.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libstdc++5-3.3-dev_1%3a3.3.4-6sarge1.1_sparc.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/g++-3.3_1%3a3.3.4-6sarge1.1_sparc.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Cheers, -- Guido

