Bug#69394: task-tex is uninstallable

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>]

reassign 69394 apt
thanks


On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Zygo Blaxell wrote:

> > > Package: task-tex
> > > Version: N/A;
> > > Severity: normal
> > > 
> > > Attempting to install task-tex fails:
> > > 
> > > Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
> > >   task-tex: Depends: hyperlatex but it is not going to be installed
> > 
> > What happens if you try a 
> > 
> >   apt-get install hyperlatex
> 
> Both that and
> 
> 	apt-get install task-tex hyperlatex
> 
> work just fine.  Only "install task-tex" fails.

This seems to be a bug in apt-get that can't handle more than a fixed
depth of dependencies. I reassign this bug to apt.


cu,
Adrian

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