Subject: Bug#4396: xypic

From: "James A. Robinson" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 04 Sep 1996 09:04:52 -0400

Package: xypic
Maintainer: Erick Branderhorst <[email-masked]>
Version: 3.2-4

xypic depends on mflib, yet it seems to overwrite mflib's 1.0.8's
/usr/sbin/install-fmt-base with a different file.

[lestat:/usr/local/pub/debian/tex]# dpkg -i xypic_3.2-4.deb 
(Reading database ... 32572 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace xypic 3.2-4 (using xypic_3.2-4.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement xypic ...
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
 trying to overwrite `/usr/sbin/install-fmt-base', which is also in package mflib
Setting up xypic (3.2-4) ...
[lestat:/usr/local/pub/debian/tex]# md5sum /usr/sbin/install-fmt-base 
50b4a7afc2e563bf1005ba61ef1665d0  /usr/sbin/install-fmt-base
[lestat:/usr/local/pub/debian/tex]# dpkg -i mflib_1.0-8.deb 
(Reading database ... 32572 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace mflib 1.0-8 (using mflib_1.0-8.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement mflib ...
Replacing files in old package xypic ...
Setting up mflib (1.0-8) ...

[lestat:/usr/local/pub/debian/tex]# md5sum /usr/sbin/install-fmt-base 
82b6c0cb83f75d91ca3533e0cf2085fb  /usr/sbin/install-fmt-base