On Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 02:00:37PM +0100, J�r�me Marant wrote: > Sven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hello, ... > > Hi, > > > I have a package C, which i wanted to make depend on B only, but which should > > also work when A is installed, since A provides B. > > > > But this does not work, when A is installed C refuses to install. > > What does dpkg tell when you try to install C?
luther@iliana:~/debian/lablgl$ sudo dpkg -i lablgl-runtime_0.97-1.1_i386.deb (Lecture de la base de donn�es ... 79532 fichiers et r�pertoires d�j� install�s.) D�paquetage de lablgl-runtime (� partir de lablgl-runtime_0.97-1.1_i386.deb) ... dpkg: des probl�mes de d�pendances emp�chent la configuration de lablgl-runtime: lablgl-runtime d�pend de ocaml-base (>= 3.04); cependant : Paquet ocaml-base n'est pas install�. lablgl-runtime d�pend de ocaml-base (<< 3.05); cependant : Paquet ocaml-base n'est pas install�. dpkg: erreur de traitement de lablgl-runtime (--install): probl�mes de d�pendances - laiss� non configur� Des erreurs ont �t� rencontr�es pendant l'ex�cution : lablgl-runtime dpkg -s ocaml gives : Replaces: camlp4, ocaml-base Provides: camlp4 (= 3.04-3), ocaml-base (= 3.04-3) Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.4-4), libncurses5 (>= 5.2.20010310-1), tcl8.3 (>= 8.3.0), tk8.3 (>= 8.3.0), xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libncurses5-dev Recommends: ledit Suggests: xlibs-dev, tcl8.3-dev, tk8.3-dev, ocaml-doc, emacsen Conflicts: camlp4, ocaml-base > > I solved this with using : > > > > Depends: A | B > > Yes, I already experienced this. > > IIRC, this is documented in policy, i.e. when you want to depend on > a virtual package (or a provided package), you must have : I will read up on this, but i think it is a bug in dpkg behavior. > Depends: <real package name providing B> | <virtual package name> > > A = real package name providing B (there must be at least one) > B = virtual package name and will this work when A is not installed, but another package providing B ? Will look more into this. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
