On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 02:06:59PM +0000, Lazarus Long wrote: > > build-dep > build-dep causes apt-get to install/remove packages in > an attempt to satisfy the build dependencies for a source > packages. Right now virtual package build depends choose > a package at random. > > That's not how it just behaved here; it advised me of the various package > and told me I should pick one, then stopped processing. > > The man page needs updating. Yet again, it does this. Here is an example: # apt-get --purge -u build-dep tethereal Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Package libsnmp-dev is a virtual package provided by: libsnmp4.2-dev 4.2.3-2 libsnmp4.1-dev 4.1.1-2.2 You should explicitly select one to install. The following NEW packages will be installed: libpcap-dev 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded. E: Package libsnmp-dev has no installation candidate E: Failed to process build dependencies -- Please (OpenPGP) encrypt all mail whenever possible. Request the following Public Keys for Lazarus Long <lazarus@overdue.ddts.net> Type Bits/KeyID Fingerprint DSA KeyID: vvvv vvvv ElGamal: 2048g/CCB09D64 8270 4B79 CB1E 433B 6214 64EB 9D58 28A9 E8B1 27F4
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