On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 04:50:22PM +0200, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 02:34:04PM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote: > > Package: libc6 > > Version: 1.5.50 > > Severity: important > > > > Hello libc6 maintainers, > > > > There is a circular Pre-Depends loop between debconf, dpkg, libbz2-1.0, > > libc6, > > libgcc1, liblzma5, libpcre3, libselinux1, multiarch-support, perl-base, tar > > and > > zlib1g: > > > > One is due to the dependency on debconf and the other on libgcc1. > > > > debconf :Pre-Depends: perl-base (>= 5.6.1-4) > > dpkg :Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.11), liblzma5 (>= > > 5.1.1alpha+20120614), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), tar (>= > > 1.23) > > libbz2-1.0 :Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4) > > libbz2-1.0 :Pre-Depends: multiarch-support > > libc6 :Depends: debconf (>= 0.5), libgcc1 > > libgcc1 :Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14) > > libgcc1 :Pre-Depends: multiarch-support > > liblzma5 :Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4) > > liblzma5 :Pre-Depends: multiarch-support > > libpcre3 :Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3) > > libpcre3 :Pre-Depends: multiarch-support > > libselinux1 :Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpcre3 (>= 8.10) > > libselinux1 :Pre-Depends: multiarch-support > > multiarch-support :Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.6-2) > > perl-base :Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.11), dpkg (>= 1.14.20) > > tar :Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8) > > zlib1g :Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4) > > zlib1g :Pre-Depends: multiarch-support > > > > The dependency graph is at > > <http://debian.semistable.com/dot/zlib1g_unstable.png> > > > > Is this really problematic given all thoses packages are actually > installed initially by debootstrap?
The problem is with upgrade to jessie+1. dpkg and apt really do not like circular predependencies. > If yes, what are your suggestions about how to fix that? Well it did not exist before May 7, so this is caused by a pretty recent change. Probably the newly added dependencies on debconf. So I would focus on it. Cheers, -- Bill. <[email protected]> Imagine a large red swirl here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130512121548.GC6175@yellowpig
