Bug#669060: Bug#669283: Error with apt-get dist-upgrade (Internal error: APT::pkgPackageManager::MaxLoopCount reached in SmartConfigure for grep:powerpc, aborting)

[David Kalnischkies <kalnischkies+debian@gmail.com>]

package libapt-pkg4.12 apt
reassign 669283 libapt-pkg4.12
forcemerge 669060 669283
found 669060 0.9.0~exp1
affects 669060 aptitude
summary 669060 0
thanks

Problem caused by incrementing an uninitialized variable causing random
loop-breaking in SmartConfigure used to calculate configuration order.
Upgrade instructions:
apt-get download libapt-pkg4.12=0.9.1
dpkg -i libapt-pkg4.12_0.9.1_*.deb
In case apt-get denies the installation of the fixed version with this
errormessage (you might be able to find this package already
downloaded in /var/cache/apt/archives/ )


(First try with summary… if that will work as intended?)

Best regards

David Kalnischkies