Package: dselect Version: 1.14.18 Severity: normal When there is a problem with some packages due to a dependency that cannot be satisfied, dselect wants to remove packages even though it is not indicated in the package list that they will be removed.
As an example, right now in Sid there is a problem with the following packages: g77 g77-3.4 libg2c0 libg2c0-dev After pressing "Return" at the main package list, I get the following list of problems before dselect returns to the main menu: **** dselect displays this: **** *** Opt devel gcc-3.4 The GNU C compiler *** Opt devel gcc-3.4-base The GNU Compiler Collection (base package) *** Opt devel g77-3.4 *** Opt libdevel libg2c0-dev *** Opt libs libg2c0 ********* Notice that all of these are displayed with three stars (***). In the help system (pressing '?', then 'i'), it is written that: "You can use capital `Q' to force me to accept the situation currently displayed,..." Since they are all displayed with three stars, and I press 'Q', I expect the packages to not be removed since they all have three stars. The best solution would be that they are kept back, not removed. But dselect now wants to remove these packages: **** dselect output: **** The following packages will be REMOVED g77 g77-3.4 libg2c0 libg2c0-dev ********* Best regards, Torquil Sørensen -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages dselect depends on: ii dpkg 1.14.18 package maintenance system for Deb ii libc6 2.7-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgcc1 1:4.3.0-3 GCC support library ii libncursesw5 5.6+20080419-1 Shared libraries for terminal hand ii libstdc++6 4.3.0-3 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 dselect recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
