Bug#283705: Processed: Re: Bug#283668: aptitude: installs libc5 with kernel-source-2.6.8

[GOTO Masanori <gotom@debian.or.jp>]

> > 1) aptitude doesn't install the same packages as apt.
> > 2) aptitude want to install libc5 upon kernel-source-2.6.8
> > installation.  I can't find any dependency on libc5 in the kernel-source
> > package.
> 
>   I think this is caused by the fact that kernel-source-2.6.8 depends on libc6-dev,
> which Recommends c-compiler, which is provided by altgcc, which Recommends
> libc5-altdev.  libc6-dev should recommend something like "gcc | c-compiler", to make
> sure that gcc is installed if no compiler exists on the system.  apt tools will pick
> a "random" providing package to fulfill a dependency/recommendation on a pure virtual
> package name.

Hmm... gcc provides c-compiler, so "gcc | c-compiler" may be over
description.  I don't know this workaround for only aptitude is fine
or not.  Any comments?

Regards,
-- gotom