dselect returns error code

["Heiko R. Selber" <hok@rudi.RZ-Berlin.MPG.DE>]

Hi Net,

(thanks for the help with nfs.o)

here is the next problem:

I started dselect in order to install various packages after I had the base 
system running.

I reached the nfs server, selected gcc-2.7.2 amongst others, resolved the 
occasional conflict, and started install...

But the first package fails already:
(again quoted by heart)

  gcc-2.7.2-8 could not be installed (depends on binutils-2.6-2 which is 
  not installed)

  installation script returned error status...
  (abort|retry|ignore)

Needless to say, binutils *is* installed (at least it is selected for 
installation).

When I tried it once more I got the cryptic message:

  internal error at -e line 12 <P> chunk 16


advthanksance

Heiko

PS:
I am slowly approaching the point where I expect a
"general protection violation(TM)" from Debian.
I consider this a bad sign.
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