Debian Bug report logs - #21581
FIXED in NMU [was: dpkg-dev: must replace dpkg]

Package: dpkg; Maintainer for dpkg is Dpkg Developers <debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org>; Source for dpkg is src:dpkg (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: Herbert Xu <herbert@goliath.apana.org.au>

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 06:03:02 UTC

Severity: fixed

Done: Anthony Towns <ajt@master.debian.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

Forwarded to ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk

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Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>:
Bug#21581; Package dpkg-dev. (full text, mbox, link).

Acknowledgement sent to Herbert Xu <herbert@goliath.apana.org.au>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>.

Your message specified a Severity: in the psuedo-header, but the severity value `important:' was not recognised. The default severity `normal' is being used instead. The recognised values are: critical grave important normal wishlist.

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Herbert Xu <herbert@goliath.apana.org.au>
To: submit@bugs.debian.org
Subject: dpkg-dev: must replace dpkg
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 15:50:03 +1000
Package: dpkg-dev
Version: 1.4.0.22
Severity: important:

Installation fails with:
Preparing to replace dpkg-dev 1.4.0.21 (using .../utils/dpkg-dev_1.4.0.22.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement dpkg-dev ...
dpkg: error processing /usr/local/debian/http/mirror.aarnet.edu.au/debian/dists/frozen/main/binary-i386/utils/dpkg-dev_1.4.0.22.deb (--install):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/doc/dpkg/packaging.html/index.html', which is also in package dpkg
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)

-- System Information
Debian Release: 2.0 (frozen)
Kernel Version: Linux goliath 2.0.32 #2 Tue Nov 25 09:39:38 EST 1997 i586 unknown

Changed bug title. Request was from James Troup <james@nocrew.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Severity set to `normal'. Request was from James Troup <james@nocrew.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Severity set to `fixed'. Request was from Joel Klecker <jk@espy.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Noted your statement that bug has been forwarded to ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk. Request was from Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Bug reassigned from package `dpkg-dev' to `dpkg-iwj'. Request was from Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Bug reassigned from package `dpkg-iwj' to `dpkg'. Request was from Anthony Towns <ajt@master.debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Bug closed, ack sent to submitter - they'd better know why ! Request was from Anthony Towns <ajt@master.debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

Bug reassigned from package `dpkg' to `dpkg'. Request was from Anthony Towns <ajt@master.debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).

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