Empty Depends field in .deb package breaks repository
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Key: DIRSERVER-1462
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRSERVER-1462
Project: Directory ApacheDS
Issue Type: Bug
Components: installer-plugin
Affects Versions: 1.5.5
Environment: Ubuntu 9.10 with local ubuntu repository
Reporter: Eddie Olsson
After adding the debian package to a local ubuntu repository, apt-get update on
any machine which uses that directory, gives the following error:
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Problem parsing dependency Depends
E: Error occurred while processing apacheds (NewVersion1)
E: Problem with MergeList
/var/lib/apt/lists/upd.kontorsplatsen.se_dists_kalamondin_main_binary-amd64_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
The package installs fine with dpkg --install.
I suspect the problem is that the control file for the package has an empty
Depends: line. Packages with no dependencies should probably omit the Depends
line altogether.
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