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Bug#560896: E: unable to schedule circular actions 'unpack tex-common 2.02, unpack texlive-common 2009-4'



On Sun, 20 Dec 2009, Sven Joachim wrote:
> > So what do you suggest? Adding Breaks instead of Conflicts?
> 
> Generally speaking, this would be preferable.

Why? "Generally speaking" this is not a helpful explanation.

> > The facts are that we cannot have tex-common >= 2 with old TeX Live,
> > and at the same time new TeX Live with old tex-common, both are
> > combinations ripe for breakage.
> 
> But texlive-common 2009-4 already depends on tex-common (>= 2.0) which
> rules out the second combination.  So why does it need to conflict with
> older tex-common?

I don't know. Maybe because we need exactely this behaviour (remove,
upgrade other, reinstall) behaviour to make sure that upgrades are 
working.

I have no time to check on that and whether it works without the conflicts
in all those strange situations we have to deal with.

Best wishes

Norbert

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