Comment 2 for bug 8327

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Debian Bug Importer (debzilla) wrote :

Message-Id: <email address hidden>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:10:46 +0530
From: "Mahesh T. Pai" <email address hidden>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <email address hidden>
Subject: libxft-dev: error on upgrade from 2.1.2-4 to 2.1.2-6

Package: libxft-dev
Version: 2.1.2-4
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

apt-get -f install
134511 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libxft-dev 2.1.2-4 (using .../libxft-dev_2.1.2-6_i386.deb) ...
diversion of /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft.h to /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft1.h by libxft-dev
Removing `diversion of /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft.h to /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft1.h by libxft-dev'
dpkg-divert: rename involves overwriting `/usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft.h' with
  different file `/usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft1.h', not allowed
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxft-dev_2.1.2-6_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libxft-dev_2.1.2-6_i386.deb

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.26
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8

Versions of packages libxft-dev depends on:
ii libc6-dev [libc-dev] 2.3.2.ds1-16 GNU C Library: Development Librari
ii libfontconfig1-dev 2.2.3-1 generic font configuration library
ii libfreetype6-dev 2.1.7-2.2 FreeType 2 font engine, developmen
ii libxft2 2.1.2-6 FreeType-based font drawing librar
ii libxrender-dev 0.8.3-4 X Rendering Extension client libra
ii pkg-config 0.15.0-3 Manage compile and link flags for
ii xlibs-dev 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1 X Window System client library dev
ii zlib1g-dev [libz-dev] 1:1.2.1-3 compression library - development

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