[Bug 1863356] Re: libtool and libtool-doc 2.4.6-12 both contain /usr/share/doc/libtool/AUTHORS causing upgrade failures

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** Changed in: libtool (Debian)
       Status: Unknown => Fix Released

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Title:
  libtool and libtool-doc 2.4.6-12 both contain
  /usr/share/doc/libtool/AUTHORS causing upgrade failures

Status in libtool package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in libtool package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Unpacking libtool-doc (2.4.6-12) over (2.4.6-11) ...
  dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-tTUGeR/289-libtool-doc_2.4.6-12_all.deb (--unpack):
   trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/libtool/AUTHORS', which is also in package libtool 2.4.6-12
  dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: libtool 2.4.6-12
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-9.12-generic 5.4.3
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-9-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu16
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: i3
  Date: Fri Feb 14 09:04:32 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-15 (790 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=screen.xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: libtool
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2019-09-23 (144 days ago)

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