apt-get build-dep error-message is totally unhelpful if it can't resolve all dependencies
Hi
System: Debian SID (Currently @01.08.2007 08:XX, or as current as possible at the moment)
My Screensaver doesn't work anymore since yesterday, so i wanted to try and rebuild it.
So as a first step i wanted to download all needed build-dependencies:
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# apt-get build-dep kscreensaver -u -V -d -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Build-dependencies for kscreensaver could not be satisfied.
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This message has a helpfulness of about 5%.
You know that it is a dependency error, but that's about it.
The message could at least say WHAT dependencies could not be satisfied.
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