Hello,

thanks for picking up autogen.

this change
  * move autoopts-config and autoopts.pc to libopts25-dev (Closes: #849252)
requires bumping the Breaks/Replaces versioning like this:
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ Architecture: any
 Depends:
  libopts25 (= ${binary:Version}),
 Breaks:
- autogen (<< 1:5.18.16-6),
+ autogen (<< 1:5.18.16-8),
 Replaces:
- autogen (<< 1:5.18.16-6),
+ autogen (<< 1:5.18.16-8),
 Section: libdevel
 Multi-Arch: same
 Description: automated option processing library based on autogen - dev files

To avoid:
(sid)root@argenau:/# dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/libopts25{,-dev}_1%3a5.18.16-8_amd64.deb
(Reading database ... 24279 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libopts25_1%3a5.18.16-8_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libopts25:amd64 (1:5.18.16-8) over (1:5.18.16-7+b2) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libopts25-dev_1%3a5.18.16-8_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libopts25-dev:amd64 (1:5.18.16-8) over (1:5.18.16-7+b2) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libopts25-dev_1%3a5.18.16-8_amd64.deb (--install):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/autoopts-config', which is also in package autogen (1:5.18.16-7+b2)
Setting up libopts25:amd64 (1:5.18.16-8) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.43-4) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libopts25-dev_1%3a5.18.16-8_amd64.deb

cu Andreas

Hi!

Thanks to reporting this, I forgot to do that. Preparing a new upload.

Cheers,

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
autogen, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1146130@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Luke Yasuda <jing@jing.rocks> (supplier of updated autogen package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
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Format: 1.8
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:44:24 +0900
Source: autogen
Architecture: source
Version: 1:5.18.16-9
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Luke Yasuda <jing@jing.rocks>
Changed-By: Luke Yasuda <jing@jing.rocks>
Closes: 1146130
Changes:
 autogen (1:5.18.16-9) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * d/control: bump Breaks and Replaces due to the autoopts.pc move.
     Fixes failing on upgrade.
     Thanks to Andreas Metzler (Closes: #1146130)
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