Bug#130535: willy@debian.org says apt should treat suggests as depends
Package: apt
Version: 0.5.4
> From: "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org>
> To: "Mark Robinson" <mark.robinson@paradise.net.nz>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 5:03 PM
> Subject: Bug#130490 acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#130490: apache
upgrade failure in sid)
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> This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report
> #130490: apache upgrade failure in sid,
> which was filed against the apache package.
>
> It has been closed by one of the developers, namely
> Matthew Wilcox <willy@debian.org>.
>
> Their explanation is attached below. If this explanation is
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> Received: (at 130490-close) by bugs.debian.org; 23 Jan 2002 03:49:01 +0000
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> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 03:48:59 +0000
> From: Matthew Wilcox <willy@debian.org>
> To: Mark Robinson <mark.robinson@paradise.net.nz>,
> 130490-close@bugs.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Bug#130490: apache upgrade failure in sid
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mark.robinson@paradise.net.nz on Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 02:17:15PM +1300
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> On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 02:17:15PM +1300, Mark Robinson wrote:
> > Setting up apache (1.3.22-6) ...
> > Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/apache ...
> > Installing new version of config file /etc/logrotate.d/apache ...
> > update-rc.d: warning: /etc/rc2.d/S91apache is not a symbolic link
> > Reloading apache modulesSyntax error on line 138 of
/etc/apache/httpd.conf:
> > Cannot load /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_auth_mysql.so into server:
> > /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_auth_mysql.so: cannot open shared object file:
No
> > such file or directory
> > failed
> > dpkg: error processing apache (--configure):
> > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>
> If you'd used a front-end which cares about suggests:, you would have seen
> libapache-mod-auth-mysql being suggested by apache-common. Presumably,
> you'd've decided to select it, since you know you're running it.
> libapache-mod-auth-mysql had to be split from apache-common since
> otherwise apache-common depended on mysql libs. Running dselect will
> probably suggest it to you now...
>
> --
> Revolutions do not require corporate support.
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willy@debian.org thinks that apt is deficient in it's dealing with suggests.
mark.robinson@paradise.net.nz thinks willy@debian.org is deficient in
manners.
dispose of this as you wish
regards
Mark
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