Bug#701808: apt: does not solve libjpeg-dev transition on squeeze -> wheezy upgrades

[Julien Cristau <julien.cristau@logilab.fr>]

Control: severity -1 normal

On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 13:01:43 +0100, Andreas Beckmann wrote:

> Package: apt
> Version: 0.8.10.3
> Severity: serious
> User: debian-qa@lists.debian.org
> Usertags: piuparts
> Control: affects -1 + libjpeg62-dev libjpeg8-dev
> 
> Hi,
> 
> during a test with piuparts I noticed problems with apt not solving the
> libjpeg-dev transition properly. libjpeg-dev is a virtual package
> provided by
>   squeeze: libjpeg62-dev
>   wheezy: libjpeg8-dev  (with a Conflicts: libjpeg62-dev)
> 
> But apt often considers holding back libjpeg62-dev/squeeze as a valid
> solution for some package depending on libjpeg-dev.
> 
This isn't a serious bug in apt.

Cheers,
Julien
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Julien Cristau          <julien.cristau@logilab.fr>
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