Bug#38516: apt: Problems with libgmp2/gmp2

[Chris Butler <chrisb@sandy.force9.co.uk>]

Package: apt
Version: 0.3.6

I can't seem to get apt-get to install libgmp2 (which replaces gmp2, due
to package renaming) without it wanting to remove ssh as well (which depends
on gmp2). However, libgmp2 says 'Provides: gmp2' in it's control file.

apt-get showpkg gmp2 says:

Package: gmp2
Versions: 2.0.2-6(/var/state/apt/lists/sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk_Mirrors_ftp.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages)(/var/lib/dpkg/status),
Reverse Depends:
  pike-image,gmp2
  pike-gmp,gmp2
  libgmp2,gmp2
  gmp2-dev,gmp2
  ssh-socks,gmp2
  ssh,gmp2
  telnetd98,gmp2
  telnet98,gmp2
Dependencies:
2.0.2-6 -
Provides:
2.0.2-6 -
Reverse Provides:
libgmp2 2.0.2-1

And apt-get showpkg libgmp2 says:

Package: libgmp2
Versions: 2.0.2-1(/var/state/apt/lists/sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk_Mirrors_ftp.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages),
Reverse Depends:
  libgmp2-dev,libgmp2
Dependencies:
2.0.2-1 - libc6 (0 (null)) gmp2 (0 (null)) gmp (0 (null))
Provides:
2.0.2-1 - gmp2
Reverse Provides:

-- System Information
Debian Release: potato
Kernel Version: Linux downstairs 2.2.6 #4 Sat May 1 19:10:13 BST 1999 i686 unknown

Versions of the packages apt depends on:
ii  libc6           2.1.1-9        GNU C Library: Shared libraries and timezone
ii  libc6           2.1.1-9        GNU C Library: Shared libraries and timezone
ii  libstdc++2.9-gl 2.91.66-2      The GNU stdc++ library (EGCS version)