On Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 01:02:02AM +0200, Adeodato Simó wrote: > tag 368485 wontfix > thanks > > * Bill Allombert [Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:03:09 +0200]: > > > Hello Adeodato, this problem has been reintroduced with amarok 1.4.5-5. > > Yes, and it was noted in the changelog: > > * Drop the changes made to remove circular dependencies. (Reopens: #368485, > closes: #415484, #412464)
Unfortunately, Reopens is not recognized. > (The change was made by my co-maintainer, but I don't agree hence I > reverted it. My take on the issue is that it is no problem at all, for > this package, that dpkg breaks the cycle wherever it wants, because none > of the packages need the other to be configured in order to successfully > configure themselves.) This particular circular dependency caused amarok to be removed during Sarge to Etch upgrade test with both apt-get and aptitude. Circular dependencies make resolution of conflicts much harder and less predictable. Cheers, -- Bill. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Imagine a large red swirl here.
