Re: mplayer debian package

[Joerg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de>]

Hello Michael,

Michael Schmitz <schmitz@zirkon.biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de> wrote:
>> > Regarding installation of mplayer-g4: you need to install first
>> > mplayer-powerpc then mplayer-g4 (dpkg craps out with a dependency loop
>> > otherwise).
>>
>> I did not have any such problems while installing mplayer-g4. So I am
>> not sure what you mean.
>
> Might be a bug in my dpkg version. I got a error message reading
> approximately like this;
>
> assert (depent <= 4) fails

Me too. I fixed it by unpacking the mplayer-skin-blue package,
manipulating the status file, configuring the package installing
mplayer-g4 and reinstalling mplayer-skin-blue.

Good night, Jörg.
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