Bug#80275: libkpathsea3: tex-related packages are confused about libkpathsea3 vs. tetex-lib

[Atsuhito Kohda <kohda@pm.tokushima-u.ac.jp>]

From: "Adam M. Costello" <amc@cs.berkeley.edu>
Subject: Bug#80275: libkpathsea3: tex-related packages are confused about libkpathsea3 vs. tetex-lib
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 22:05:46 +0000

> In any case, deselect absolutely refuses to install libkpathsea3 unless
> I agree to remove xdvik-ja, which I don't want to do, and apt-get
> concurs:
> 
> 4 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 2 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
> Inst tetex-bin [shellutils on hurd] []
> Inst dvipdfm [shellutils on hurd] []
> Inst vflib3 [shellutils on hurd] []
> Remv xdvik-ja []
> Inst catdvi [shellutils on hurd] []
> Remv tetex-lib [jtex-bin dvi2ps ]
> Inst libkpathsea3 [shellutils on hurd]
> 
> I don't understand this, because libkpathsea3 appears to satisfy
> xdvik-ja's dependency on tetex-lib (>= 1.0.6-3).  Any ideas?

Yes, there remains still a slight(?) problem.

libkpathsea3 can not provide tetex-lib with version number like 
Provides: tetex-lib (>= 1.0.6-3)
but can only provide tetex-lib so the xdvik-ja's dependency on 
tetex-lib (>= 1.0.6-3) can not be satsfied.

> Is this as
> a bug in xdvik-ja?

One can say it's a bug and also it's not a bug ;-)
In any way it will be uploade new xdik-ja which depends libkpathsea3
so untill then, you can or should do;

- install libkpathsea3 with --force-depends
- get source package of xdvik-ja and rebuild and install it

but, of course, this is a bit dangerous.  In any case,
woody is unstable.

BTW, why you need xdvik-ja and what in xdvi of tetex-bin is not 
insufficient for you?  You are not a japanese, I guess.

Regards,		   2000.12.23

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 Atsuhito Kohda <kohda@pm.tokushima-u.ac.jp>
 Department of Math., Tokushima Univ.