On 1/2/06, Bernd Kuemmerlen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello there, > > I got a report from a user that my dcmtk-ssl 3.5.4 package (which is > submitted, but not yet included) fails during installation with the > following error: > > Unpacking dcmtk-ssl (from .../dcmtk-ssl_3.5.4-2_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of dcmtk-ssl: > dcmtk-ssl depends on gcc4.0; however: > Package gcc4.0 is not installed. > dpkg: error processing dcmtk-ssl (--install): > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > Errors were encountered while processing: > dcmtk-ssl > ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1 > Failed: can't install package dcmtk-ssl-3.5.4-2 > > I have not seen this problem, and I have a few questions about this: > - I have a Depends:gcc4.0 in my info-file. I think I did this because > the packaging manual states "and a dependency on one of the (virtual) > gcc packages should be specified." Is it correct, or should the > dependancy be Build-Depends?
It should have been a BuildDepend. The manual wasn't explict in this case because the compiler only matters during build time, and thus a build dependency was implied. > - Why does dpkg complain about the missing gcc4.0 package on the user's > system, but not on any of the systems where I tested it? Why does it > complain about a virtual package at all? I'd bet that all of your systems have gcc4.0 on them. dpkg will complain about _any_ package, virtual or otherwise, that's missing from a package's Depends list. > > Thank you for any help on this. > > Cheers > Bernd > -- > "I'm a doctor, I am supposed to tell people where it hurts (so I can > fix it and make money)." > -- Mark S. > > -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documenter [Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment http://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idv37&alloc_id865&op=click _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
