slmodem overwrites my system files



Hi there,

I've installed this package:

http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/smartlink/slmodem-2.9.11-20070813.tar.gz

on my Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop running Debian Etch GNU/Linux to make my
soft-modem work:

$ lspci -nn | grep -i modem
00:1f.6 Modem [0703]: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Modem Controller
[8086:2486] (rev 02)

However, my system package manager, dpkg, complains that some files owned
by other packages have been overwritten by this package.

Is it normal?

Anyone knows what's the need of slmodem to overwrite other package's
files?

Here's a list of those relevant files (owner package in brackets):

/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2/crtend.o (gcc-4.1);
/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2/crtbegin.o (gcc-4.1);
/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2/collect2 (gcc-4.1);
/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.2/cc1 (cpp-4.1); /usr/bin/ld (binutils);
/usr/bin/strip (binutils);
/usr/bin/nm (binutils);
/usr/bin/gcc (gcc).

Thanks a lot for answering.


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