Bug#357913: closed by Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org> (problem only occurs on apt-pkg soname changes, and does not occur anymore)
Thanks for attending and fixing this bug. I'm really impressed that you
pay attention to so old bugs, from March 2006, three years ago!
Maybe this is the reason why I'm running Debian on all my computers
(currently 8+), nowadays.
Svante
On Fri, 2009-03-20 at 14:00 +0000, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report
> which was filed against the python-apt package:
>
> #357913: Dependency problems with apt-listchanges and apt in experimental
>
> It has been closed by Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>.
>
> Their explanation is attached below along with your original report.
> If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a
> better one in a separate message then please contact Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org> by
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> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>
> > To: 357913-close@bugs.debian.org
> > Subject: problem only occurs on apt-pkg soname changes, and does not
> > occur anymore
> > Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:57:58 +0100
> >
> > The problem reported in this bug was related to the dependency
> > on apt, and was caused by the fact that a new apt upload with
> > a different ABI happened; which caused python-apt and therefore
> > apt-listchanges to be uninstallable and removed by apt-get.
> >
> > There is no such problem in the archive anymore, and if such
> > a situation happens again python-apt needs to be rebuild. If
> > this fails, a FTBFS bug should be filed.
> >
> > Furthermore, this bug report is about experimental, which may
> > cause breakages.
> email message attachment
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Svante Signell <svante.signell@telia.com>
> > To: submit@bugs.debian.org
> > Cc: svante.signell@telia.com
> > Subject: Dependency problems with apt-listchanges and apt in
> > experimental
> > Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:05:45 +0100
> >
> > Package: apt-listchanges
> > Version: 2.59-0.2
> > Severity: Important
> >
> > When installing apt and apt-utils from experimental apt-listchanges will
> > be removed. This is very undesirable. Obviously there is a dependency
> > conflict in some of the packages: apt-listchanges, python-apt,
> > pytho2.3-apt but I cannot see it. Can anybody explain the conflict here
> > causing apt-listchanges to be removed??
> >
> > #> apt-get -s install apt -t experimental
> >
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > Building dependency tree... Done
> > The following extra packages will be installed:
> > apt-utils
> > Suggested packages:
> > aptitude synaptic gnome-apt wajig apt-doc
> > The following packages will be REMOVED
> > apt-listchanges python-apt python2.3-apt
> > The following held packages will be changed:
> > apt
> > The following packages will be upgraded:
> > apt apt-utils
> > 2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
> > Remv apt-listchanges [2.59-0.2]
> > Remv python-apt [0.6.16.1]
> > Remv python2.3-apt [0.6.16.1]
> > Inst apt-utils [0.6.43.3] (0.6.43.3exp1 Debian:experimental) []
> > Inst apt [0.6.43.3] (0.6.43.3exp1 Debian:experimental)
> > Conf apt (0.6.43.3exp1 Debian:experimental)
> > Conf apt-utils (0.6.43.3exp1 Debian:experimental)
> >
> >
> > apt-listchanges:
> > Version: 2.59-0.2 Depends: python (>= 2.3), apt (>= 0.5.3), python-apt,
> > debconf, ucf (>= 0.28), debianutils (>= 2.0.2)
> >
> > python-apt:
> > Version: 0.6.16.1
> > Depends: python (>= 2.3), python (<< 2.4), python2.3-apt
> >
> > python2.3-apt:
> > Version: 0.6.16.1
> > Depends: python2.3, libapt-inst-libc6.3-6-1.1,
> > libapt-pkg-libc6.3-6-3.11, libc6
> > (>= 2.3.5-1), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.0.2), libstdc++6 (>= 4.0.2-4)
> > Conflicts: python-apt (<< 0.6.11)
> >
> > apt:
> > Version: 0.6.43.3exp1
> > Replaces: libapt-pkg-doc (<< 0.3.7), libapt-pkg-dev (<< 0.3.7)
> > Provides: libapt-pkg-libc6.3-6-4.0
> > Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.5-1), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.0.2), libstdc++6 (>=
> > 4.0.2-4)
> >
> > Version: 0.6.43.3
> > Replaces: libapt-pkg-doc (<< 0.3.7), libapt-pkg-dev (<< 0.3.7)
> > Provides: libapt-pkg-libc6.3-6-3.11
> > Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.5-1), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.0.2), libstdc++6 (>=
> > 4.0.2-4)
> >
> >
> >
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