Re: Using multiarch on wheezy
Hello there, On Sun, Nov 04, 2012 at 11:31:12AM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote: I'm trying to install the i386 version of openjdk-7-jre on an amd64 system. So I did: # dpkg --add-architecture i386 # apt-get update This appears to have been successful. But I still cannot install packages: [...] The following packages have unmet dependencies: emacs23 : Depends: libgif4 (= 4.1.4) but it is not going to be installed E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages. This does not make much sense. A proper version of libgif4 is available: [...] It is also installed for amd64: [...] Why does apt-get complain about dependency, which is already fullfilled? giflib hasn't been converted to multi-arch yet, cf. http://bugs.debian.org/647497. As such, you can now install either the amd64 version or the i386 version, but not both. The dependency apt-get complains about stems from the Conflicts of the package on itself, which would be broken if trying to have both versions installed at the same time. As such, once you install libgif4:i386, apt would try to remove libgif4:amd64 which in turn is something emacs23:amd64 doesn't quite like. Yes, it seems apt and friends need some more helpful output when dealing with multi-arch, and methinks some people work on that. Using aptitude myself, I most of the time didn't have much trouble seeing where it breaks, though ... HTH, Flo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121104114651.gi29...@fernst.no-ip.org
Re: Using multiarch on wheezy
Hello Florian, Florian Weimer f...@deneb.enyo.de wrote: Why does apt-get complain about dependency, which is already fullfilled? Not all packages are yet multi-archified, that is, declare that they can be used on a multi-arch system (and how). In particular, since libgif4 does not declare Multi-Arch:same, it cannot be installed at the same time as another architecture of itself: libgif4:amd64 and libgif4:i386 ‘conflict’. Since it also not declares Multi-Arch:foreign, the libgif4:amd64 package cannot be used to satisfy the dependency of openjdk-7-jre:i386 (and vice versa, libgif4:i386 cannot be used to satisfy the dependency of emacs23:amd64). At the current moment, your best bet is probably to use an i386 chroot or wait until libgif4 gets multiarchified. There is already a bug report about this (http://bugs.debian.org/647497). Best, Claudius -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121104112731.4daf1...@ares.home.chubig.net
Re: Using multiarch on wheezy
Hey, Claudius Hubig debian_1...@chubig.net wrote: Florian Weimer f...@deneb.enyo.de wrote: Why does apt-get complain about dependency, which is already fullfilled? following up on myself: It seems that openjdk-7-jre-headless:i386 installs fine on Multi-Arch (amd64 host). Maybe that is sufficient for your needs? Best, Claudius -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121104120039.3f78e...@ares.home.chubig.net
