Re: emacs-19.30 and termcap problem
>> ncurses-base claims to provide ncurses-runtime, but since
>> ncurses-term conflicts with ncurses-runtime, it won't install. Doesn't this
>> suggest there's something wrong with the dependencies?
>
> Dpkg 1.1 just allowed me to install ncurses-base and ncurses-term from the
> unstable directory. Is that the "dpkg" you are running? I think the provides
> vs. conflicts rules may have changed.
deimos:debian/unstable/binary:[13]# dpkg --list dpkg '*curse*'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Rev Description
+++-============-=========-====-===============================================
ii dpkg 1.1.0 Package maintenance system for Debian GNU/Linux
un ncurses (no description available)
ii ncurses-base 1.9.8a 4 Video terminal manipulation: Minimum set of ter
ii ncurses-bin 1.9.8a 4 Video terminal manipulation: associated program
un ncurses-dev (no description available)
pn ncurses-deve (no description available)
pn ncurses-runt (no description available)
pn ncurses-term (no description available)
un ncurses21-de (no description available)
ii ncurses3.0 1.9.8a 4 Video terminal manipulation: shared libraries
ii ncurses3.0-d 1.9.8a 4 Video terminal manipulation: Developer's librar
deimos:debian/unstable/binary:[14]# dpkg --install misc/ncurses-term-1.9.8a-4.deb
Selecting previously deselected package ncurses-term.
dpkg: regarding misc/ncurses-term-1.9.8a-4.deb containing ncurses-term:
ncurses-term conflicts with ncurses-runtime
ncurses-base provides ncurses-runtime and is installed.
dpkg: error processing misc/ncurses-term-1.9.8a-4.deb (--install):
conflicting packages - not installing ncurses-term
Errors were encountered while processing:
misc/ncurses-term-1.9.8a-4.deb
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Robert Leslie
rob@mars.org
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