Package: pbuilder Version: 0.161 Severity: normal Hi...
It seems that this (etch) version of pbuilder-satisfydepends-experimental doesn't actually really work, in that in some situations it will not try using a version of a package from experimental/backports (I've added some extra echoes to help see what's going on): -> copying local configuration -> mounting /proc filesystem -> mounting /dev/pts filesystem -> policy-rc.d already exists Obtaining the cached apt archive contents Installing the build-deps -> Attempting to parse the build-deps : pbuilder-satisfydepends-experimental,v 1.1 2006/11/06 20:55:12 lool Exp $ -> Considering build-dep devscripts (>= 2.10.7) -> Trying to add devscripts=2.10.35~bpo40+1 Already adding -> Considering build-dep quilt -> Trying to add quilt Already adding devscripts=2.10.35~bpo40+1 -> Considering build-dep patchutils (>= 0.2.25) -> Trying to add patchutils Already adding devscripts=2.10.35~bpo40+1 quilt -> Considering build-dep debhelper (>= 5.0.44) -> Trying to add debhelper=7.0.15~bpo40+2 Already adding devscripts=2.10.35~bpo40+1 quilt patchutils APT_ADD_COMMAND is 'man-db=2.5.2-2~bpo40+1' -> Trying to add debhelper=7.0.15~bpo40+2 man-db=2.5.2-2~bpo40+1 Already adding devscripts=2.10.35~bpo40+1 quilt patchutils APT_ADD_COMMAND is '' -> Loop detected, last APT error was: ====== Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: debhelper: Conflicts: quilt (< 0.46-5) but 0.45-6 is to be installed E: Broken packages -> ========================================= -> (not adding to debhelper=7.0.15~bpo40+2 man-db=2.5.2-2~bpo40+1) -> Cannot install debhelper=7.0.15~bpo40+2 man-db=2.5.2-2~bpo40+1; apt errors follow: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done E: Version '7.0.15~bpo40+2 man-db=2.5.2-2~bpo40+1' for 'debhelper' was not found E: Could not satisfy build-dependency. E: pbuilder-satisfydepends failed. Since at the time it found the quilt dependency it was unaware that it needed the bpo version, it chucked "vanilla" quilt in the install list. When it subsequently found that the old version was unsatisfactory, it didn't try the newer version. I don't know whether the newer versions of pbuilder deal with this better (I suspect the aptitude-style satisfydepends might handle it?), but it looks like it would be fairly awkward to fix in the version that I have here. I've also not looked into alternative workarounds yet; maybe I'll just move the build environment over onto a lenny machine :-) In any case, I thought it was something you should be aware of, if you're not already. Cheers, Nick -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: powerpc (ppc64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-powerpc64 Locale: LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_NZ.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages pbuilder depends on: ii cdebootstrap 0.3.15 Bootstrap a Debian system ii coreutils 5.97-5.3 The GNU core utilities ii debianutils 2.17 Miscellaneous utilities specific t ii debootstrap 0.3.3.2etch1 Bootstrap a basic Debian system ii gcc 4:4.1.1-15 The GNU C compiler ii wget 1.10.2-2 retrieves files from the web Versions of packages pbuilder recommends: ii cowdancer 0.25 Copy-on-write directory tree utili ii devscripts 2.10.35~bpo40+1 scripts to make the life of a Debi ii fakeroot 1.5.10 Gives a fake root environment ii sudo 1.6.8p12-4 Provide limited super user privile -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]