package gdb-msp430 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/gdb/python/gdb/__init__.py', which is also in package gdb 7.4-2012.02-0ubuntu2

Bug #994678 reported by Janne
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Bug Description

gdb-msp430 conflics with gdb:
Unpacking gdb-msp430 (from .../gdb-msp430_7.2~mspgcc-7.2-20110612-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gdb-msp430_7.2~mspgcc-7.2-20110612-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/gdb/python/gdb/__init__.py', which is also in package gdb 7.4-2012.02-0ubuntu2

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gdb-msp430 (not installed)
Uname: Linux 3.3.0-030300-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri May 4 19:06:08 2012
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2012-05-04 19:06:02
 Commandline: apt-get install gcc-msp430 gdb-msp430 msp430-libc msp430mcu mspdebug
 Install: gcc-msp430:amd64 (4.5.3~mspgcc-20110716-4), gdb-msp430:amd64 (7.2~mspgcc-7.2-20110612-1ubuntu1), msp430-libc:amd64 (20110612-2), mspdebug:amd64 (0.18-1), msp430mcu:amd64 (20110613-3), binutils-msp430:amd64 (2.22~msp20110716p5-1, automatic)
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking gdb-msp430 (from .../gdb-msp430_7.2~mspgcc-7.2-20110612-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gdb-msp430_7.2~mspgcc-7.2-20110612-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/gdb/python/gdb/__init__.py', which is also in package gdb 7.4-2012.02-0ubuntu2
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/gdb/python/gdb/__init__.py', which is also in package gdb 7.4-2012.02-0ubuntu2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328)
SourcePackage: gdb-msp430
Title: package gdb-msp430 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/gdb/python/gdb/__init__.py', which is also in package gdb 7.4-2012.02-0ubuntu2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Janne (jear) wrote :
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : This bug is a duplicate

Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #988406, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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