app-misc/secure-delete and app-misc/srm overlapping binaries - have a same binary called /usr/bin/srm and so overwrite the other package :( - see also probs while unmerging one of them (killing the over binary) - also watch out 4 'man srm' <snip> porkoo rockoo # /usr/bin/srm --version srm (srm) 1.2.8 </snap> <snip> porkoo rockoo # /usr/bin/srm --version srm: invalid option -- - srm v3.0 (c) 1997-2003 by van Hauser / THC <vh@thc.org> Syntax: srm [-dflrvz] file1 file2 etc. Options: -d ignore the two dot special files "." and "..". -f fast (and insecure mode): no /dev/urandom, no synchronize mode. -l lessens the security (use twice for total insecure mode). -r recursive mode, deletes all subdirectories. -v is verbose mode. -z last wipe writes zeros instead of random data. srm does a secure overwrite/rename/delete of the target file(s). Default is secure mode (38 writes). You can find updates at http://www.thc.org </snap>
They provide (basically) the same functionality anyway, so the simple solution is to let them block each other. Add '!app-misc/srm' to DEPEND of the 'app-misc/secure-delete', and vice-versa. BTW, doesn't 'app-misc/secure-delete' depend on anything? I would at least have thought 'virtual/glibc' was required ...
Fixed. Thanks Daniel and Peter.
