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Bug#32395: apt: apt could be smarter when it comes to fixing dependancies



Package: apt
Version: 0.1.9

# apt-get install dpkg-perl
Updating package status cache...done
Checking system integrity...dependency error
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these.
Sorry, but the following packages are broken - this means they have unmet
dependencies:
  tetex-base: Depends:dpkg-perl
  vrms: Depends:dpkg-perl
  tetex-extra: Depends:dpkg-perl
  tetex-bin: Depends:dpkg-perl
#

I'd expect apt not to require the '-f' flag when the package I want to install
is precisely the one that cause the dependancy problem...

-- System Information
Debian Release: 2.1
Kernel Version: Linux vince 2.0.37 #8 Fri Jan 1 07:10:18 CET 1999 i686 unknown

Versions of the packages apt depends on:
ii  libc6           2.0.7.19981211 GNU Libc: shared libraries
ii  libstdc++2.9    2.91.60-2      The GNU stdc++ library (egcs version)

--- Begin /etc/apt/sources.list (modified conffile)
deb file:/mirror/debian potato main contrib non-free

--- End /etc/apt/sources.list


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