Apt doesn't obey the equivs directions.

[Felix Almeida <felix@originet.com.br>]

Package: apt
Version: 0.1.9

    The package "apt" doesn't obey the directions provided by the equivs
package ("dpkg" does).

    I had to change the file
/var/state/apt/lists/<mirror>_debian_dists_stable_main_binary-i386_Packages
adding the contents of the /etc/equivs.conf file at the end of the
"Provides:" line, in the equivs section, to solve the problem. But, I
guess that the next "apt-get update" will screw up the dependencies
again...

    I don't know this is a problem either in apt or in equivs... Sorry.

- Packages information:

    equivs 1.0.5-3

- System information:

    Debian 2.1 (slink)
    kernel 2.0.36
    libc6 2.0.7.19981211
    i486


--
 Felix Almeida

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• To: submit@bugs.debian.org
• Cc: Paul Seelig <pseelig@goofy.zdv.uni-mainz.de>
• Subject: Equivs has missing dependencies.
• From: Felix Almeida <felix@originet.com.br>
• Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 17:58:20 -0300
• Message-id: <37052F6B.2979697A@originet.com.br>

Package: equivs
Version: 1.0.5-3

    The package "equivs" depends on some packages but they are not
marked as required. I realised that equivs depends on these following
packages (and commands):

        shellutils (whoami)
        fileutils (rm, cp, mkdir, mv, chown, chmod)
        tar (tar)
        sed (sed)
        textutils (cat)
        debmake (debstd)
        dpkg-dev (dpkg-gencontrol)
        dpkg (dpkg, dpkg-deb)

    I suggest that these packages be marked as required for the equivs.

    I am using Debian 2.1 (slink), kernel version 2.0.36 and libc6
(2.0.7.19981211).


Good luck.

--
 Felix Almeida

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