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ilmbase-devel and imath-devel contain the same file without conflicting
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Description
Is this a new report?
Yes
System Info
Void 6.2.15_1 x86_64 GenuineIntel notuptodate rrrrmdDDDFFFFFFFFFFF
Package(s) Affected
ilmbase-devel-2.4.2_2, imath-devel-3.1.7_2
Does a report exist for this bug with the project's home (upstream) and/or another distro?
No response
Expected behaviour
The two packages should conflict as they contain the same file
Actual behaviour
they do not conflict
Steps to reproduce
$ xlocate /usr/lib/libImath.so
ilmbase-devel-2.4.2_2 /usr/lib/libImath.so -> /usr/lib/libImath-2_4.so
imath-devel-3.1.7_2 /usr/lib/libImath.so -> /usr/lib/libImath-3_1.so
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The report does not name the package recipe files; begin by locating the definitions for ilmbase-devel and imath-devel and inspect their conflict or file metadata. Reproduce with xlocate /usr/lib/libImath.so, then verify that installing both packages reports a conflict for the shared symlink.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100