reassign 245604 apt severity 245604 normal quit On Fri, Apr 23, 2004 at 09:18:44AM -0700, Matt Kraai wrote: > Package: libv1.90 > Version: 1.90-1 > Severity: serious > Tags: patch > > This package fails to build from source: > > ... > -> Considering libgl-dev > -> Trying libgl-dev > -> Cannot install libgl-dev; apt errors follow: > Reading Package Lists... > Building Dependency Tree... > Package libgl-dev is a virtual package provided by: > xlibmesa-gl-dev 4.3.0-7 > mesag3+ggi-dev 5.0.0-5.1 > mesag-glide2-dev 5.0.0-5.1 > mesag-dev 5.0.0-5.1 > You should explicitly select one to install.
This bug should be fixed in apt instead. It makes no sense to list just one alternative as this will be broken as soon as that alternative disappears. And if we're to list all alternatives then we might as well get rid of the virtual package. -- Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 is out! ( http://www.debian.org/ ) Email: Herbert Xu ~{PmV>HI~} <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Home Page: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/ PGP Key: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/pubkey.txt
