Bug#994412: Not easy to remove dummy package cleanly

[David Bremner]

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積丹尼 Dan Jacobson  writes:

> Package: debian-el
> Version: 37.10
>
> When I try to remove this dummy package, aptitude says
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>   debian-el{p}  elpa-debian-el{pu} (D: debian-el)
>
> But other dummy packages don't trigger this in aptitude.

I couldn't duplicate this with aptitude or with apt. Can you give a
recipe for reproducing the problem in a clean system?

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Bug#994412: Not easy to remove dummy package cleanly

[積丹尼 Dan Jacobson]

Package: debian-el
Version: 37.10

When I try to remove this dummy package, aptitude says
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  debian-el{p}  elpa-debian-el{pu} (D: debian-el)

But other dummy packages don't trigger this in aptitude.