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  1. Bug #14281
  2. Comment #3

Comment 3 for bug 14281

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In , akira yamada (akira) wrote : Re: Bug#300543: libruby1.8: missing replaces/conflicts on rubyunit

Yann Dirson wrote:
> Package: libruby1.8
> Version: 1.8.2-2
> Severity: serious
>
> Preparing to replace libruby1.8 1.8.2-2 (using .../libruby1.8_1.8.2-3_i386.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement libruby1.8 ...
> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libruby1.8_1.8.2-3_i386.deb (--unpack):
> trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubyunit.rb', which is also in package rubyunit
> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
>
>
> Since rubyunit is not even in sarge any more, I suppose new ruby
> packages should replace/conflict with it, to ensure its removal.
>
> Currently it would break upgrades from woody when that package is
> installed.

Debian does not have "rubyunit for Ruby 1.8" package.

  $ auto-apt search rubyunit.rb
  usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubyunit.rb interpreters/libtest-unit-ruby1.8
  usr/lib/ruby/1.6/rubyunit.rb interpreters/libtest-unit-ruby1.6,interpreters/rubyunit

(libruby1.8_1.8.2-3 replaces libtest-unit-ruby1.8.)

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