#2735 trying to overwrite '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/easy-install.pth', which is also in package python-pip 8.1.2

[Jean-christophe Manciot]

Ubuntu 16.04 4.4.0-31
git sources 9b4215b26e8c468e8e89a23fe0fd10987ba587db from git://git.code.sf.net/p/net-snmp/code

echo --------
echo Cleaning
echo --------
cd git-snmp
git reset --hard
git clean -fxd :/
git checkout master
git pull -v --progress --rebase

echo -----------
echo Configuring
echo -----------
./configure --with-default-snmp-version="3" --with-sys-contact="noone@no.where" --with-sys-location="Unknown" \
        --with-logfile="/var/log/snmpd.log" --with-persistent-directory="/var/net-snmp" \
        --with-systemd \
        --with-openssl \
        --enable-shared \
        --enable-ipv6 \
        --with-transports="UDP UDPIPv6 TCP TCPIPv6 TLSTCP" \
        --with-security-modules="usm ksm tsm" \
        --with-mib-modules="mibII snmpv3mibs agent_mibs notification target utilities disman/event disman/schedule smux host ip-mib/ipv4InterfaceTable ip-mib/ipv6InterfaceTable tunnel misc/ipfwacc agentx" \
        --with-python-modules \
        --disable-embedded-perl \
        --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var

echo ---------
echo Compiling
echo ---------
make

echo ---------------------------------------------
echo "Copying Files to be included in the package"
echo ---------------------------------------------
cp -v ../description-pak .
cp -v ../postinstall-pak .
cp -v ../preremove-pak .
cp -v ../files-to-be-included-in-the-package.txt .
cp -v dist/snmpd.service /lib/systemd/system/
cp -v dist/snmpd.socket /lib/systemd/system/
cp -v dist/snmpd-init.d /etc/init.d/snmpd
cp -v dist/snmptrapd.service /lib/systemd/system/
cp -v dist/snmptrapd.socket /lib/systemd/system/
cp -v dist/snmptrapd-init.d /etc/init.d/snmptrapd

echo -----------------------
echo Building and Installing
echo -----------------------
checkinstall -D --pkgname="snmp" --pkgversion="${release_number}" --pkgrelease="14" --pkgarch="amd64" --pkggroup="net" --maintainer="Jean-Christophe Manciot \<manciot.jeanchristophe@gmail.com\>" --requires="libc6,libcomerr2,libk5crypto3,libkeyutils1,libkrb5-3,libkrb5support0,libncurses5,libnl-3-200,libpci3,libpcre3,libperl5.22,libssl1.0.0,libtinfo5,libudev1,zlib1g" --replaces="libsnmp30,libsnmp-base,libsnmp-dev,python-snmp,snmp-doc,snmpd,snmptrapd,tkmib" --include="files-to-be-included-in-the-package.txt"

with "files-to-be-included-in-the-package.txt" contents:
/lib/systemd/system/snmpd.service
/lib/systemd/system/snmpd.socket
/etc/init.d/snmpd
/lib/systemd/system/snmptrapd.service
/lib/systemd/system/snmptrapd.socket
/etc/init.d/snmptrapd

& postinstall-pak: #!/bin/bash
sudo systemctl start snmpd
sudo systemctl start snmptrapd
sudo systemctl status snmpd
sudo systemctl status snmptrapd

The installation process leads to the following error:
Unpacking snmp (5.8~git20160724.9b4215b2-14) over (5.8~git20160427.8d07349f-14) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /home/actionmystique/Program-Files/Ubuntu/SNMP/git-snmp/snmp_5.8~git20160724.9b4215b2-14_amd64.deb (--install):
trying to overwrite '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/easy-install.pth', which is also in package python-pip 8.1.2

[Jean-christophe Manciot]

Also, why does it try to overwrite /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/easy-install.pth' with "--prefix=/usr"?