Re: Overwriting files and not replacing packages - (no Replaces)

2020-11-14 Thread Ansgar
Mathieu Malaterre writes: > I have uploaded CharLS 2.1.0+dfsg-7 with a single Breaks statement (no > Replaces statement): > > $ cat d/control > ... > Breaks: libdcmtk-dev (<< 3.6.4-2.1) > > In this specific case I do not need 'Replaces:' (*), because > 'libcharls.so' from libdcmtk-dev is not meant

Re: Overwriting files and not replacing packages - (no Replaces)

2020-11-12 Thread Hilmar Preuße
Am 12.11.2020 um 08:28 teilte Mathieu Malaterre mit: Hi, In this specific case I do not need 'Replaces:' (*), because 'libcharls.so' from libdcmtk-dev is not meant to be replaced by the one shipped in libcharls-dev (2.1.0+dfsg-7) (this is not the normal breaks+replaces pattern). Replaces w

Overwriting files and not replacing packages - (no Replaces)

2020-11-11 Thread Mathieu Malaterre
Dear mentors, I have uploaded CharLS 2.1.0+dfsg-7 with a single Breaks statement (no Replaces statement): $ cat d/control ... Breaks: libdcmtk-dev (<< 3.6.4-2.1) In this specific case I do not need 'Replaces:' (*), because 'libcharls.so' from libdcmtk-dev is not meant to be replaced by the one s

Re: overwriting files

2001-10-12 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Fri, Oct 12, 2001 at 05:19:11PM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote: > Hamish Moffatt wrote on Fri Oct 12, 2001 um 10:34:06PM: > > Diversions (dpkg-divert) would be appropriate in this case. > > OTOH only one package can apply diversion on a file, this would not work > with multiple packages. This method

Re: overwriting files

2001-10-12 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Fri, Oct 12, 2001 at 05:19:11PM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote: > Hamish Moffatt wrote on Fri Oct 12, 2001 um 10:34:06PM: > > Diversions (dpkg-divert) would be appropriate in this case. > > OTOH only one package can apply diversion on a file, this would not work > with multiple packages. This metho

Re: overwriting files

2001-10-12 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include Hamish Moffatt wrote on Fri Oct 12, 2001 um 10:34:06PM: > On Fri, Oct 12, 2001 at 01:10:47PM +0200, Falk Hueffner wrote: > > Packages must not overwrite other packages' files. You can perhaps use > > the "alternatives" mechanism. See update-alternatives(8). > > Diversions (dpkg-divert) w

Re: overwriting files

2001-10-12 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include Hamish Moffatt wrote on Fri Oct 12, 2001 um 10:34:06PM: > On Fri, Oct 12, 2001 at 01:10:47PM +0200, Falk Hueffner wrote: > > Packages must not overwrite other packages' files. You can perhaps use > > the "alternatives" mechanism. See update-alternatives(8). > > Diversions (dpkg-divert)

Re: overwriting files

2001-10-12 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Fri, Oct 12, 2001 at 01:10:47PM +0200, Falk Hueffner wrote: > Packages must not overwrite other packages' files. You can perhaps use > the "alternatives" mechanism. See update-alternatives(8). Diversions (dpkg-divert) would be appropriate in this case. Any package can divert another's files. H

Re: overwriting files

2001-10-12 Thread Falk Hueffner
Regnat Nikolaus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm trying to create a package which replaces the black cursor from > XFree86 with a white one. Unfortunately it is not possible to > install a packge which overwrites files already installed by another > package. I get the following message if I try t

Re: overwriting files

2001-10-12 Thread Geert Stappers
At 0:56 +0200 10/12/01, Gustavo Noronha Silva wrote: >Em Thu, 11 Oct 2001 23:53:00 +0200 >Regnat Nikolaus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu: > >> >> Unpacking cursorsmall (from cursorsmall_1-1_i386.deb) ... >> dpkg: error processing cursorsmall_1-1_i386.deb (--install): >> trying t

Re: overwriting files

2001-10-12 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Fri, Oct 12, 2001 at 01:10:47PM +0200, Falk Hueffner wrote: > Packages must not overwrite other packages' files. You can perhaps use > the "alternatives" mechanism. See update-alternatives(8). Diversions (dpkg-divert) would be appropriate in this case. Any package can divert another's files.

Re: overwriting files

2001-10-12 Thread Falk Hueffner
Regnat Nikolaus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm trying to create a package which replaces the black cursor from > XFree86 with a white one. Unfortunately it is not possible to > install a packge which overwrites files already installed by another > package. I get the following message if I try

Re: overwriting files

2001-10-12 Thread Geert Stappers
At 0:56 +0200 10/12/01, Gustavo Noronha Silva wrote: >Em Thu, 11 Oct 2001 23:53:00 +0200 >Regnat Nikolaus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu: > >> >> Unpacking cursorsmall (from cursorsmall_1-1_i386.deb) ... >> dpkg: error processing cursorsmall_1-1_i386.deb (--install): >> trying

Re: overwriting files

2001-10-11 Thread mdanish
On Thu, Oct 11, 2001 at 07:56:04PM -0300, Gustavo Noronha Silva wrote: > > > > > Unpacking cursorsmall (from cursorsmall_1-1_i386.deb) ... > > dpkg: error processing cursorsmall_1-1_i386.deb (--install): > > trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/cursor.pcf.gz', w

Re: overwriting files

2001-10-11 Thread Gustavo Noronha Silva
Em Thu, 11 Oct 2001 23:53:00 +0200 Regnat Nikolaus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu: > > Unpacking cursorsmall (from cursorsmall_1-1_i386.deb) ... > dpkg: error processing cursorsmall_1-1_i386.deb (--install): > trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/cursor.pcf.gz', w

Re: overwriting files

2001-10-11 Thread mdanish
On Thu, Oct 11, 2001 at 07:56:04PM -0300, Gustavo Noronha Silva wrote: > > > > > Unpacking cursorsmall (from cursorsmall_1-1_i386.deb) ... > > dpkg: error processing cursorsmall_1-1_i386.deb (--install): > > trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/cursor.pcf.gz',

overwriting files

2001-10-11 Thread Regnat Nikolaus
Hi there! I'm trying to create a package which replaces the black cursor from XFree86 with a white one. Unfortunately it is not possible to install a packge which overwrites files already installed by another package. I get the following message if I try to install my package:

Re: overwriting files

2001-10-11 Thread Gustavo Noronha Silva
Em Thu, 11 Oct 2001 23:53:00 +0200 Regnat Nikolaus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu: > > Unpacking cursorsmall (from cursorsmall_1-1_i386.deb) ... > dpkg: error processing cursorsmall_1-1_i386.deb (--install): > trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/cursor.pcf.gz',

overwriting files

2001-10-11 Thread Regnat Nikolaus
Hi there! I'm trying to create a package which replaces the black cursor from XFree86 with a white one. Unfortunately it is not possible to install a packge which overwrites files already installed by another package. I get the following message if I try to install my package: ---