Package: autoconf Version: 2.59.cvs.2006.06.05-1 Severity: important Justification: fails to build from source
Trying to backport this version of autoconf fails because it depends on a prior testing (etch) version, but that version is no longer available because it was replaced by subsequent version(s) of this package. Here is the relevant error message from running 'apt-get -b source autoconf': dpkg-checkbuilddeps: Unmet build dependencies: autoconf (>= 2.59.cvs.2006.05.13) Is it normal to depend on a non-stable prior version? It seems that would have a tendency to break for people who haven't kept up with every update (even when running the testing distribution, and not just when trying to backport like I am). Thanks, Michael -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.13.4-gg6 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages autoconf depends on: ii debianutils 2.8.4 Miscellaneous utilities specific t ii m4 1.4.2-1 a macro processing language ii perl 5.8.4-8sarge4 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
