Hi there, We use a local apt repository as a means to distribute our own software. The software is not and will not ever be part of the official Debian archives. Our software consists of 4 packages, 3 real ones, lets call then package1, package2 and package3 and a overall package that exists to bring in the three packages at a specific version to make a overall version of our system - gets call that package-system.
The local repository consists of many versions of each of the four packages. When asking apt to install the very latest version of package-system, everything works just as it should. But when asking apt to install a specific older version of package-system (which we sometimes need to do), apt complains and says the dependencies cannot be met. Assume we have Package-system V2.0.2 which depends on Package1 V2.1.99 Package2 V2.1.99 Pacakge3 V2.1.99 Package-system V2.0.1 which depends on Package1 V2.1.88 Package2 V2.1.88 Pacakge3 V2.1.88 Then "apt-get install package-system" installs package-system 2.0.2 along with V2.1.99 of the three packages. But "apt-get install package-system=2.0.1" fails as follows: The following packages have unmet dependencies. package-system: Depends: package1 (= 2.1.88) but 2.1.99 is to be installed Depends: package2 (= 2.1.88) but 2.1.99 is to be installed Depends: package3 (= 2.1.88) but 2.1.99 is to be installed E: Broken packages I could understand this if V2.1.88 of package1,2 & 3 were not available, but they are apt-get install package1=2.1.88 The following NEW packages will be installed package1 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 486 not upgraded. Need to get 53.7MB/53.7MB of archives. After this operation, 67.4MB of additional disk space will be used Does anyone have any ideas? I am using apt v0.7.20.2+lenny1 and have no apt pinnings in place. The control file for package-system that looks like this: Package: package-system Version: XXX Architecture: i386 Maintainer: XXX Installed-Size: 76 Depends: package1 (= XXX), package2 (XXX), package3 (XXX) Section: misc Priority: extra The Packages & Release files are generated with apt-ftparchive. apt-cache policy shows this for package 1 (as per 2 and 3) package1: Installed: (none) Candidate: 2.1.99 Version table: 2.1.99 0 1 http://apt.foocom ./ Packages 2.1.88 0 1 http://apt.foo.com ./ Packages Many thanks -- 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/aanlktikrift7v1gfawzixjyuzxlz-g0dqu7u6ppm7...@mail.gmail.com