Some debug options like: -o Debug::pkgDepCache::Marker=1 -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=1 might give you some hints what the difference between the two is.
I must note though that I have carefully stayed away from ever touching dselect-related functionality in APT as dselect predates my Debian usage by (many) years and I haven't seen others working on it, so I am a bit surprised that it is still (even partly) works… -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1212716 Title: apt-get dselect-upgrade multi-arch bug while resolving dependencies To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1212716/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
