On 2022-03-12 01:03:33 +0100, David Kalnischkies wrote: > On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 04:30:25PM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > With "apt install ...", apt wants to install a package as a > > dependency, but this package is already provided by an installed > > package, via "Provides:". > > > > Example: > > > > cventin:~> apt install -s elpa-transient > > [...] > > The following additional packages will be installed: > > emacs > > elpa-transient Recommends emacs (>= 1:25.1) > emacs-gtk Provides emacs > > An unversioned provides like the one from emacs-gtk does not satisfy > a versioned dependency. > > So, APT is working as intended here, you will have to talk to the > maintainers of these packages to figure out which options there are > to reach your desired outcome.
OK, I suppose that emacs-gtk (etc.) should provide emacs with the same version (they are part of the same source). I'm going to report a bug against src:emacs. > > but on my machine, emacs-gtk is already installed, and it has > > > > Provides: editor, emacs, emacsen, info-browser, mail-reader, news-reader > > > > Note: emacs is a metapackage for emacs-gtk or variants, so that > > it is completely useless if emacs-gtk is installed directly. > > With your logic, If you have vim installed, it is completely useless > to install emacs because both provide 'editor'. I would agree if elpa-transient recommended "editor", but here it recommends "emacs": the goal is to ensure that one of the emacs variants is installed, the default one being emacs-gtk. -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)
