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Re: etch libssl-dev bug?



On Fri, May 18, 2007 at 03:09:35PM -0700, David Brown wrote:
> I'm attempting to build a package in etch and I think there's an
> update somewhere that didn't happen in etch.
> 
> dns8214E770:~# apt-get install libssl-dev
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
> requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
> distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
> or been moved out of Incoming.
> 

You are far better off using aptitude.  It is virtually a drop in
replacement and also has a nice interactive mode.

> Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
> the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
> that package should be filed.
> The following information may help to resolve the situation:
> 
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>  libssl-dev: Depends: libssl0.9.8 (= 0.9.8c-4) but 0.9.8e-4 is to be 
>  installed
> E: Broken packages
> dns8214E770:~#
> 
Odd.  Has it been a while since you ran and 'apt-get update' ? Version
0.9.8e-4 has been in testing for over a month now:

http://packages.qa.debian.org/o/openssl.html

Regards,

-Roberto

-- 
Roberto C. Sánchez
http://people.connexer.com/~roberto
http://www.connexer.com

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