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