packaging hell

["Michael Soulier" <msoulier@nortelnetworks.com>]

    Hey people. So, could someone explain this?

    g++ won't install because:

g++: Depends: libstdc++2.10-dev (>= 1:2.95.2-10) but it is not going to be
installed

    It would be _really_ nice if it explained _why_ it's not going to be
installed, BTW. 

    So, I try to install it. 

    libstdc++2.10-dev: Depends: libc6-dev but it is not going to be installed

    and again,

    Sorry, libc6-dev is already the newest version

    What?? Make up your mind!

pmerd071:~# dpkg -l "libc6*" | grep ^i
ii  libc6          2.2.2-3        GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone
ii  libc6-dev      2.2.2-3        GNU C Library: Development Libraries and Hea

    And there they are. 

    Help? Please?

    Mike

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