Re: Python

[Bob Thibodeau <mrbob@channel1.com>]

On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 08:09:47PM +0800, Paolo Alexis Falcone wrote:
> On Tue, 2002-04-23 at 12:50, James Hook wrote:
> > G'Day,
> > 
> > Im having dependacy problems, I want to install a package whicj requires
> > Python2.1, but when I install Python2.1 a whole bunch of packages require
> > python-base which Python2.1 required me to remove due to conflict.
> > 
> > Shouldnt python2.1 provide python-base?
> > 
> > After forcing dpkg to install python2.1 and ignoring package dependaces,
> > my system seems fine and nothing 'bad' has happened (yet) but I can no
> > longer install anything without being told there are dependacy issues.
> > 
> > Is it possible to overide the apt package lists with my own, so I can say
> > Python2.1 provices python-base?
> 
> If you're using Woody or Sid, you shouldn't have this problem.
> 

On my woody system:

$ apt-get install sulfur pyrite

Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
  pyrite: Depends: python-base (>= 1.5.2-4) but it is not going to be installed
  sulfur: Depends: python-base (>= 1.5.2) but it is not going to be installed
E: Sorry, broken packages

$ dpkg -l python*

ii  python         2.1.3-2  
ii  python2.1      2.1.3-2    

<output trimmed>

I agree, we shouldn't have this problem. However, it seems we do.

Bob


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