Recursive package error with dselect (libc6 and SpamAssassin)

["Jason Morrill" <morrilljr@cfapress.org>]

For quite some time I've been trying to resolve a recursive package
listing with Woody. 
How can I fix this so dselect works properly again? Are there cache
files that I can clear?
In the meantime I've been using apt but that's not a solution I'd like
to stick with.


Here's a snip from dselect:

"
dselect - recursive package listing                    mark:+/=/-
verbose:v help:?
EIOM Pri Section  Package      Description
 *** Req base     libc6        GNU C Library: Shared libraries and
Timezone data
 *** Opt interpre spamassassin Perl-based spam filter using text
analysis
"



Here's a bit more info too:

"
webserv:~# dpkg -l spamassassin libc6
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
|
Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err:
uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                      Version                   Description
+++-=========================-=========================-================
==================================================
ii  spamassassin              2.20-1woody3              Perl-based spam
filter using text analysis
ii  libc6                     2.2.5-11.5                GNU C Library:
Shared libraries and Timezone data
"



My /etc/apt/sources.list says
"
webserv:~# cat /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
deb ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
"


I have installed some software outside of the Debian package world but
nothing system level. I always look for the software through Debian
before resorting to source builds and installs.

Thanks!
 Jason Morrill
 IT Manager
 Child & Family Agency SE Connecticut