On 10/27/2015 03:11 PM, Ole Streicher wrote: > Hi, > > to build an "experimental" version of one of my packages, I need to > specify a package that is in unstable (1.0.5-1) and in experimental > (1.1~b1-1), and I need the experimental version here. > > With "cowbuilder --login --save-after-login", I have put the > "experimental" distribution into /etc/apt/sources.list: > > (chroot) # cat /etc/apt/sources.list > deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ sid main > deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian experimental main > > and I did "sudo cowbuilder --update" afterwards. When I then do a > "cowbuilder --login", I can install the needed version manually: > > (chroot) # apt-get install python-astropy-helpers=1.1~b1-1 > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: [...] > > However, when I now try to use this to build my package, it does not > work: > > $ pdebuild > [...] > This package is uninstallable > Dependency is not satisfiable: python-astropy-helpers (>= 1.1~) > [...] > > The package I am trying to build is python-astropy, from the alioth git: > > http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/debian-astro/packages/python-astropy.git/tree/?h=experimental > > What could be the cause that the dependency is not satisfied from > experimental here? >
Hi, may be a "cowbuilder --update" is missing ? Alternatively one can try to inject a local package as described here: https://wiki.debian.org/PbuilderTricks Best regards, Alex
