On Thu, 2019-01-31 at 16:10 -0800, Nicolas S. Dade wrote: > Package: dpdk-dev > Version: 18.11-4~bpo9+1 > Severity: important > > Dear Maintainer, > > Installing the dpdk-dev-18.11-4~bpo9+1 is not possible. dpkg refuses, > claiming dpdk-dev breaks dpdk 18.11-4. For example: > > > # dpkg --install dpdk-dev_18.11-4~bpo9+1_amd64.deb > Selecting previously unselected package dpdk-dev. > dpkg: regarding dpdk-dev_18.11-4~bpo9+1_amd64.deb containing dpdk- > dev: > dpdk-dev breaks dpdk (<< 18.11-4) > dpdk (version 18.11-4~bpo9+1) is present and installed. > > dpkg: error processing archive dpdk-dev_18.11-4~bpo9+1_amd64.deb ( > --install): > installing dpdk-dev would break dpdk, and > deconfiguration is not permitted (--auto-deconfigure might help) > Errors were encountered while processing: > dpdk-dev_18.11-4~bpo9+1_amd64.deb > > > The Replaces lines in the debian/control file for the dpdk and dpdk- > dev > sections look strange to me. Why would dpdk replace dpdk-dev? > > However I am not able to work around this except by commenting out > the Replaces and Breaks lines entirely.
This is due to 18.11-4~ working out as lower than 18.11-4, which I should have thought about. Sorry about that, will be fixed in the next upload. -- Kind regards, Luca Boccassi
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