libtool and libtool-doc 2.4.6-12 both contain /usr/share/doc/libtool/AUTHORS causing upgrade failures

[Steve Beattie]

Unpacking libtool-doc (2.4.6-12) over (2.4.6-11) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-tTUGeR/289-libtool-doc_2.4.6-12_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/libtool/AUTHORS', which is also in package libtool 2.4.6-12
dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: libtool 2.4.6-12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-9.12-generic 5.4.3
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-9-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu16
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: i3
Date: Fri Feb 14 09:04:32 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-15 (790 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=screen.xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: libtool
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2019-09-23 (144 days ago)

[lotuspsychje (lotuspsychje)]

see also bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtool/+bug/1862925

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

The issue has been fixed in that update, https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtool/2.4.6-14