Ubuntu
ghostscript package

[Gutsy] conflicting packages

Bug #118785 reported by petdog
2
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gambc (Ubuntu)
Invalid
High
Pascal De Vuyst
ghostscript (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: ghostscript

Gambc and ghostscript both install a binary as /usr/bin/gsc

Revision history for this message
Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst) wrote :

Confirmed in gutsy, setting importance High.
According to the Debian Policy Manual (http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s10.1) two different packages must not install programs with different functionality but with the same filenames (the case of two programs having the same functionality but different implementations is handled via "alternatives" or the "Conflicts" mechanism). If this case happens, one of the programs must be renamed. The maintainers should report this to the debian-devel mailing list and try to find a consensus about which program will have to be renamed. If a consensus cannot be reached, both programs must be renamed.

Changed in gambc:
importance: Undecided → High
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Changed in ghostscript:
importance: Undecided → High
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter) wrote :

ghostscript (8.60.dfsg.3-0ubuntu1) gutsy; urgency=low

  * New upstream release
    o SVN snapshot rev 8025, branch "gs-esp-gpl-merger"
    o Minor bug fixes from upstream.
  * debian/rules: Renamed executable /usr/bin/gsc to /usr/bin/gs to not
    conflict with the gambc package (Fixes LP: #118785).

 -- Till Kamppeter <email address hidden> Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:22:27 +0100

Changed in ghostscript:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)
Changed in gambc:
assignee: nobody → pascal-devuyst
status: Confirmed → Rejected
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