Re: libcurses/libncurses problem
It looks like you tried to install the libncurses5-dev from potato on
a system running woody or sid. What do you have in /etc/apt/sources.list?
You should not have to change symlinks.
Bob
On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 08:58:20PM -0500, Giulio Morgan wrote:
>
> Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
> libncurses5-dev: Depends: libncurses5 (= 5.0-6.0potato1) but 5.0-8 is to be
> installed
> E: Sorry, broken packages
>
> I then created the synb link manually per Christopher's suggestion, and this
> had no effect (so I rm'ed the "libncurses" file). Then,
>
> # dpkg -l | grep ncurses
> ii libncurses4 4.2-9 Shared libraries for terminal handling
> ii libncurses4-de 4.2-9 Developer's libraries and docs for ncurses
> ii libncurses5 5.0-8 Shared libraries for terminal handling
> ii ncurses-base 5.0-8 Descriptions of common terminal types
> ii ncurses-bin 5.0-8 Terminal-related programs and man pages
> ii ncurses-term 5.0-8 Additional terminal type definitions
> ii ncurses3.4 1.9.9g-8.11 Video terminal manipulation - shared librari
> ii typist 2.3.1-1 A simple ncurses typing tutor
>
> Sorry for asking what must be an obvious question, but...Does it appear from
> the directory structure included in the original post (included again below for
> convenience) that there is something obviously wrong -
> /lib/libcurses.so.1.0.0xo?
>
> Thanks for your time and help
>
> --
> Giulio Morgan
> mickle@panix.com
>
> from /lib
> root root 18 Aug 26 1999 libcurses.so.1 -> libcurses.so.1.0.0
> root root 52641 May 18 1995 libcurses.so.1.0.0xo
> root root 19 Jul 5 2000 libtermcap.so.2 -> libtermcap.so.2.0.8
> root root 10500 Feb 3 2000 libtermcap.so.2.0.8
> root root 242644 Oct 30 1998 libncurses.so.3.4
> root root 238700 Mar 5 2000 libncurses.so.4.2
> root root 17 Nov 27 08:26 libncurses.so.5 -> libncurses.so.5.0
>
> -----
> from /usr/lib
> root root 12 Jul 5 2000 libcurses.a -> libncurses.a
> root root 13 Jul 5 2000 libcurses.so -> libncurses.so
> root root 20 Nov 25 22:59 libcurses.so.1 -> /lib/libncurses.so.5
> root root 372674 Mar 5 2000 libncurses.a
> root root 20 Jul 5 2000 libncurses.so -> /lib/libncurses.so.4
>
> perms removed for legibility
>
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