Bug#356857: libc6-dev: ..dependency typo? Stops "aptitude upgrade".

[Arnt Karlsen <arnt@c2i.net>]

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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