Bug#537466: Couldn't configure pre-depend libc6-i386 for lib32stdc++6, probably a dependency cycle

[Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net>]

reassign 537466 lib32stdc++6
thanks

Drew Parsons a écrit :
> Package: libc6-i386
> Version: 2.9-23
> Severity: normal
> 
> This bug currently exists: libc6-i386 and lib32stdc++6 are mismatched.
> Note that the conflict is against lib32stdc++6, not lib32objc2, so the
> merge of bug  #537466 with #537505 may not be correct.
> 
> The messaging (performing the upgrade in aptitude) is 
> 
> E: Couldn't configure pre-depend libc6-i386 for lib32stdc++6, probably a dependency cycle.
> A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
> 
> Worth pointing out that while the error occurred in aptitude, I could
> perform apt-get upgrade without the problem. So perhaps the bug is
> actually in aptitude
> 

The bug is actually in lib32stdc++6. This is lib32stdc++6 which
pre-depends on libc6-i386, not the reverse.

As seens with other packages, a pre-depends is too strong, while a
conflicts is enough.

Reassigning the bug.

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