That's a very old and initial version of pbuilder-satisfydepends-experimental. I'm not sure what changed since then, and I'm not sure how it's supposed to work.
Can you try the newer version? There should be a pbuilder from bpo, and if you are a DD, you should probably have a sid box to develop on anyway... At Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:24:22 +1300, Nick Phillips wrote: > > Package: pbuilder > Version: 0.161 > Severity: normal > > Hi... > > It seems that this (etch) version of pbuilder-satisfydepends-experimental > doesn't actually really work, in that in some situations it will not try > using a version of a package from experimental/backports (I've added some > extra echoes to help see what's going on): > > -> copying local configuration > -> mounting /proc filesystem > -> mounting /dev/pts filesystem > -> policy-rc.d already exists > Obtaining the cached apt archive contents > Installing the build-deps > -> Attempting to parse the build-deps : > pbuilder-satisfydepends-experimental,v 1.1 2006/11/06 20:55:12 lool Exp $ > -> Considering build-dep devscripts (>= 2.10.7) > -> Trying to add devscripts=2.10.35~bpo40+1 > Already adding > -> Considering build-dep quilt > -> Trying to add quilt > Already adding devscripts=2.10.35~bpo40+1 > -> Considering build-dep patchutils (>= 0.2.25) > -> Trying to add patchutils > Already adding devscripts=2.10.35~bpo40+1 quilt > -> Considering build-dep debhelper (>= 5.0.44) > -> Trying to add debhelper=7.0.15~bpo40+2 > Already adding devscripts=2.10.35~bpo40+1 quilt patchutils > APT_ADD_COMMAND is 'man-db=2.5.2-2~bpo40+1' > -> Trying to add debhelper=7.0.15~bpo40+2 man-db=2.5.2-2~bpo40+1 > Already adding devscripts=2.10.35~bpo40+1 quilt patchutils > APT_ADD_COMMAND is '' > -> Loop detected, last APT error was: ====== > Reading package lists... > Building dependency tree... > Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have > requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable > distribution that some required packages have not yet been created > or been moved out of Incoming. > The following information may help to resolve the situation: > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > debhelper: Conflicts: quilt (< 0.46-5) but 0.45-6 is to be installed > E: Broken packages > -> ========================================= > -> (not adding to debhelper=7.0.15~bpo40+2 man-db=2.5.2-2~bpo40+1) > -> Cannot install debhelper=7.0.15~bpo40+2 man-db=2.5.2-2~bpo40+1; apt > errors follow: > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > E: Version '7.0.15~bpo40+2 man-db=2.5.2-2~bpo40+1' for 'debhelper' was not > found > E: Could not satisfy build-dependency. > E: pbuilder-satisfydepends failed. > > > Since at the time it found the quilt dependency it was unaware that it > needed the bpo version, it chucked "vanilla" quilt in the install list. > > When it subsequently found that the old version was unsatisfactory, it > didn't try the newer version. > > I don't know whether the newer versions of pbuilder deal with this better > (I suspect the aptitude-style satisfydepends might handle it?), but it looks > like it would be fairly awkward to fix in the version that I have here. > > I've also not looked into alternative workarounds yet; maybe I'll just move > the build environment over onto a lenny machine :-) > > In any case, I thought it was something you should be aware of, if you're > not already. > > > Cheers, > > > Nick > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: 4.0 > APT prefers stable > APT policy: (500, 'stable') > Architecture: powerpc (ppc64) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-powerpc64 > Locale: LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_NZ.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > > Versions of packages pbuilder depends on: > ii cdebootstrap 0.3.15 Bootstrap a Debian system > ii coreutils 5.97-5.3 The GNU core utilities > ii debianutils 2.17 Miscellaneous utilities specific > t > ii debootstrap 0.3.3.2etch1 Bootstrap a basic Debian system > ii gcc 4:4.1.1-15 The GNU C compiler > ii wget 1.10.2-2 retrieves files from the web > > Versions of packages pbuilder recommends: > ii cowdancer 0.25 Copy-on-write directory tree > utili > ii devscripts 2.10.35~bpo40+1 scripts to make the life of a > Debi > ii fakeroot 1.5.10 Gives a fake root environment > ii sudo 1.6.8p12-4 Provide limited super user > privile > > -- no debconf information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Pbuilder-maint mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pbuilder-maint > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
