Guillem Jover left as an exercise for the reader:
> From the information you've provided in the bug, I don't see how this
> is a dpkg problem, nor its database (easy to check with something like
> «dpkg-query -f '${Status}\n' -W apt»). This is at most an issue with
> either apt or aptitude (thus the reassignment, and I'll let them
> handle it further).You're entirely correct, Guillem; I was confused as to how dpkg and apt interacted. Sorry to have bothered dpkg team! -- nick black http://www.sprezzatech.com -- unix and hpc consulting to make an apple pie from scratch, you need first invent a universe. _______________________________________________ Aptitude-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aptitude-devel

