Guillem Jover left as an exercise for the reader: > From the information you've provided in the bug, I don't see how this > is a dpkg problem, nor its database (easy to check with something like > «dpkg-query -f '${Status}\n' -W apt»). This is at most an issue with > either apt or aptitude (thus the reassignment, and I'll let them > handle it further).
You're entirely correct, Guillem; I was confused as to how dpkg and apt interacted. Sorry to have bothered dpkg team! -- nick black http://www.sprezzatech.com -- unix and hpc consulting to make an apple pie from scratch, you need first invent a universe. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org