Re: Bug#41038: apt: apt-get says incorrect dependency
On Fri, 9 Jul 1999, Hiroshi KISE wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.3.11
>
> I try to install liburi-perl using apt-get, apt-get says
> `libmime-base64-perl is not installed'. But libmime-base64-perl is
> already installed. apt-get should say:
>
> liburi-perl: Depends: perl but it is not installed
No.. Perl is already installed but it is the wrong version for
liburi-perl. So it installed perl, that went OK, but then
libmime-base64-perl caused the problem, the two packages need versions of
perl that mutually conflict so it tells you the truth, liburi-perl Depends
on libmime-base64-perl which cannot be installed. It also depends on perl
but that IS installable in an acceptable manner so it doesn't warrent an
error.
The error message is as accurate as can be expected without a more
interactive tool.
Jason
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