Bug#356857: libc6-dev: ..dependency typo? Stops "aptitude upgrade".
Package: libc6-dev
Version: 2.3.6-3
Severity: important
...on "aptitude upgrade" (actually "U" then "g" 'n "g" in the gui), I get:
a45:~# aptitude
Reading package fields... Done
Reading package status... Done
Retrieving bug reports... Done
Reading changelogs... Done
Extracting templates from packages: 100%
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 586003 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libc6 2.3.6-1 (using .../libc6_2.3.6-3_i386.deb) ...
These libraries were found in /usr/local/lib:
librt.so.19
librt.so.19.0.1
A copy of glibc was found in an unexpected directory.
It is not safe to upgrade the C library in this situation;
please remove that copy of the C library and try again.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.6-3_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.6-3_i386.deb
Updating Debian Packages of System Configurations (dpsyco).
sync: invalid option -- c
Try `sync --help' for more information.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libc6-dev:
libc6-dev depends on libc6 (= 2.3.6-3); however:
Version of libc6 on system is 2.3.6-1.
dpkg: error processing libc6-dev (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
libc6-dev
Press return to continue.
a45:~#
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i586)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-486
Locale: LANG=nb_NO.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=nb_NO.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages libc6-dev depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.6-1 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii linux-kernel-headers 2.6.13+0rc3-2 Linux Kernel Headers for developme
Versions of packages libc6-dev recommends:
ii gcc [c-compiler] 4:4.0.2-2 The GNU C compiler
ii gcc-3.3 [c-compiler] 1:3.3.6-12 The GNU C compiler
ii gcc-3.4 [c-compiler] 3.4.5-2 The GNU C compiler
ii gcc-4.0 [c-compiler] 4.0.2-9 The GNU C compiler
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