retitle 632439 opencv: allows incompatible versions to be installed severity 632439 serious thanks
I have had a more detailed look. It would appear that incompatible versions are allowed to be installed at the same time: # aptitude install libcv-dev/experimental libcvaux-dev/unstable The following NEW packages will be installed: libcv-dev libcvaux-dev libopencv-legacy-dev{a} libopencv-legacy2.2{a} libopencv-ml-dev{a} 0 packages upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 15 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/1,926 kB of archives. After unpacking 6,439 kB will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Reading package fields... Done Reading package status... Done Retrieving bug reports... Done Parsing Found/Fixed information... Done Selecting previously deselected package libopencv-legacy2.2. (Reading database ... 303171 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking libopencv-legacy2.2 (from .../libopencv-legacy2.2_2.2.0-0exp1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libopencv-legacy-dev. Unpacking libopencv-legacy-dev (from .../libopencv-legacy-dev_2.2.0-0exp1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libopencv-ml-dev. Unpacking libopencv-ml-dev (from .../libopencv-ml-dev_2.2.0-0exp1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libcv-dev. Unpacking libcv-dev (from .../libcv-dev_2.2.0-0exp1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libcvaux-dev. Unpacking libcvaux-dev (from .../libcvaux-dev_2.1.0-4_amd64.deb) ... Setting up libopencv-legacy2.2 (2.2.0-0exp1) ... Setting up libopencv-legacy-dev (2.2.0-0exp1) ... Setting up libopencv-ml-dev (2.2.0-0exp1) ... Setting up libcv-dev (2.2.0-0exp1) ... Setting up libcvaux-dev (2.1.0-4) ... I would suggest that the libcv-dev package should conflict with incompatible versions of libcvaux-dev. Additionally libcvaux-dev should also depend on libopencv-contrib-dev and libopencv-gpu-dev. Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org