I'm running a fairly fresh install of etch (4.0r1). Is it possible to install ruby wholly within debian stable at this moment in time?
When I try, it appears that the following dependency chain ruby -> ruby1.8 -> libruby1.8 -> libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6) [i386] leads apt-get to want to install packages from the "testing" dist, including some major C library-related pkgs (see below). I'm worried about allowing that to happen, afraid system will start losing integrity, etc. It decides to remove stable package libc6 (2.3.6.ds1-13etch2), then goes to get libc6 (2.6.1-1+b1 Debian:testing) and continues on with testing pkgs. I can't decipher the meaning of the stable libc6 package version (2.3.6.ds1-13etch2). Is it a legitimate dependency for libruby1.8? If so, where do I look to find out how to install libruby1.8 in the face of apt-get thinking it has a missing dependency? If not, what are my options? Here is what a simulated apt-get install shows: $ apt-get install libruby1.8 -s Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed: gcc-4.2-base libc6 libc6-i686 libmudflap0 libncurses5 linux-libc-dev locales tzdata zlib1g Suggested packages: glibc-doc The following packages will be REMOVED: libc6-dev libmudflap0-dev linux-kernel-headers The following NEW packages will be installed: gcc-4.2-base libruby1.8 linux-libc-dev The following packages will be upgraded: libc6 libc6-i686 libmudflap0 libncurses5 locales tzdata zlib1g 7 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 3 to remove and 352 not upgraded. Remv libmudflap0-dev [4.1.1-21] Remv libc6-dev [2.3.6.ds1-13etch2] Remv linux-kernel-headers [2.6.18-7] Inst tzdata [2007b-1] (2007h-1 Debian:testing) Conf tzdata (2007h-1 Debian:testing) Inst locales [2.3.6.ds1-13etch2] (2.6.1-1 Debian:testing) [] Inst libc6 [2.3.6.ds1-13etch2] (2.6.1-1+b1 Debian:testing) [libc6-i686 on libc6] [libc6-i686 ] Conf libc6 (2.6.1-1+b1 Debian:testing) [libc6-i686 ] Inst libc6-i686 [2.3.6.ds1-13etch2] (2.6.1-1+b1 Debian:testing) Inst libncurses5 [5.5-5] (5.6+20070908-1 Debian:testing) Conf libncurses5 (5.6+20070908-1 Debian:testing) Inst zlib1g [1:1.2.3-13] (1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-6 Debian:testing) Conf zlib1g (1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-6 Debian:testing) Inst gcc-4.2-base (4.2.1-4 Debian:testing) Inst libmudflap0 [4.1.1-21] (4.2.1-4 Debian:testing) Inst libruby1.8 (1.8.6.36-3 Debian:testing) Inst linux-libc-dev (2.6.22-4 Debian:testing) Conf locales (2.6.1-1 Debian:testing) Conf libc6-i686 (2.6.1-1+b1 Debian:testing) Conf gcc-4.2-base (4.2.1-4 Debian:testing) Conf libmudflap0 (4.2.1-4 Debian:testing) Conf libruby1.8 (1.8.6.36-3 Debian:testing) Conf linux-libc-dev (2.6.22-4 Debian:testing) -- Gordon Pedersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
