Bug#2486: Ghost packages

[Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>]

Rob Leslie writes ("Bug#2486: Ghost packages"):
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>   deimos:debian/unstable/binary:[79]# dpkg --install devel/xwpe-1.4.1-1.deb
>   Selecting previously deselected package xwpe.
>   (Reading database ... 19147 files and directories currently installed.)
>   Unpacking xwpe (from devel/xwpe-1.4.1-1.deb) ...
>   dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xwpe:
>    xwpe depends on ncurses-runtime (>=1.8.6); however:
                                      ^^^^^^^
>     Package ncurses-runtime is not installed.
>   dpkg: error processing xwpe (--install):
>    dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
>   Errors were encountered while processing:
>    xwpe
>   zsh: 11506 exit 1     dpkg --install devel/xwpe-1.4.1-1.deb
>
> However, ncurses-runtime *is* provided:

You can't provide a virtual package with a version number.  Why does
xwpe want ncurses-runtime (>=1.8.6) ?  It should probably be fixed.

I'm reassiging this bug.

Ian.