Bug#79633: tetex-bin: Upgrade MESS! wtf?

[Petr Cech <cech@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz>]

On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 10:18:39PM +0000 , Lazarus Long wrote:
> Package: tetex-bin
> Version: 1.0.7+20000807-5
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
> tetex-bin depends on libkpathsea3

yes

> Okay, no problem, install it I guess:
>  *=* Std tex      tetex-bin    teTeX binary files
>   _* Std libs     libkpathsea3 shared libkpathsea for teTeX
> 
> But then we get down to that line and:
> 
> tetex-bin depends on libkpathsea3
> libkpathsea3 conflicts with tetex-lib

yes. as it should, 'cause it containst the same files.

> Okay, remove it I guess: 
>  **- Std libs     tetex-lib    shared libkpathsea for teTeX
> 
> But then we get down to that line and:
> 
> libkpathsea3 conflicts with tetex-lib
> catdvi depends on tetex-lib (>= 1.0.6-7)
> tetex-dev depends on tetex-lib
> freetype-tools depends on tetex-lib (>= 1.0.6-7)
> dvipdfm depends on tetex-lib (>= 1.0.7+20000807-5)

of course

> Okay, obviously this isn't acceptable.

no, it's not

> BTW, the above "decisions" are all made by dselect, not myself.
> But something must be significantly trashed in the dependency tree here,
> definitely, so I've reverted to putting it back on hold.
> 
> There is NO advice as to what is going on.  Hence this bug.

don't use dselect?

> "Now what?"

wait till the other packages are recompiled with libkpathsea3 maybe would
help.

> BTW, the above is the -5 to -6 tranistion which caused the mess.

so WHAT. It's unstable.

				Petr Cech
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