i386 version of package libxml2-dev 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.2 failed to install on amd64 system with error './usr/bin/xml2-config' is different from the same file on the system

Bug #1072797 reported by zorgoth
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Bug Description

I'm not 100% sure if this is a bug or something that shouldn't work at all. I was trying to compile 32-bit wine and got this error while I was trying to meet the dependencies.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libxml2-dev 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic 3.2.30
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Oct 29 12:16:16 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking libxml2-dev:i386 (from .../libxml2-dev_2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.2_i386.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxml2-dev_2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.2_i386.deb (--unpack):
  './usr/bin/xml2-config' is different from the same file on the system
ErrorMessage: './usr/bin/xml2-config' is different from the same file on the system
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
SourcePackage: libxml2
Title: package libxml2-dev 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.2 failed to install/upgrade: './usr/bin/xml2-config' is different from the same file on the system
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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zorgoth (freepskov) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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