On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 08:38:49PM -0500, Ivan Nestlerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > After recently upgrading to the 0.4.0 version of aptitude, I noticed > that pressing 'r' to show reverse dependencies produces incorrect results > sometimes (haven't figured out the pattern yet; maybe when the dependency is a > strict = on the version). > > For example, right now I have libgnomeprint-data on hold, so it is under > "Packages being held back" in the "Preview" screen. Pressing 'r' on it > here shows this: > > iha --\ libgnomeprint-data 0.37-10 0.37-1 > --\ Depends > p hylafax-client 2:4.2.2-1 > > It neglects to mention libgnomeprint15 which is also a reverse dependency > (libgnomeprint-data (= 0.37-10)).
When several versions of a package are available, it's sometimes a bit confusing which one gets picked as the target of an action (when it matters). In this case, aptitude is showing you the reverse dependencies of libgnomeprint-data version 0.37-11, not 0.37-10. You can confirm this by hitting "v" to list the versions and then checking the reverse dependencies of each. Daniel
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