Package: apt Version: 0.6.46.3 Severity: normal Hi,
my sources.list files contains both testing and unstable repositories. I am pinning packages from "unstable" to 99, and my default release is "testing". The incorrect behavior appears when running "apt-get dist-upgrade" : apt-get wants to install sysvinit-utils (2.86.ds1-34) from unstable, whereas it was not previously installed and is not a dependency of an installed package. apt-get seems to mix dependencies of a package from several debian releases, whereas it should only consider dependencies of installed packages. On the other hand, "aptitude dist-upgrade -s -V" has a correct behavior and will not attempt to install sysvinit-utils package. Neither does "adept_updater". Best Regards, David -- output of apt-get dist-upgrade -s -V -- Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following NEW packages will be installed sysvinit-utils (2.86.ds1-34) 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Inst sysvinit-utils (2.86.ds1-34 Debian:unstable) Conf sysvinit-utils (2.86.ds1-34 Debian:unstable) My comment : sysvinit-utils has no reason to be installed ! sysvinit-utils is a dependency of sysvinit (2.86.ds1-34 - unstable version), and not a dependency of the installed sysvinit package (2.86.ds1-20 - testing version), as shown below. -- partial output of "apt-rdepends sysvinit-utils" -- sysvinit-utils Reverse Depends: initscripts (2.86.ds1-34) Reverse Depends: upstart-compat-sysv (>= 0.2.7-2) Reverse PreDepends: sysvinit (2.86.ds1-34) Reverse PreDepends: upstart (>= 0.2.7-2) -- partial output of "apt-cache show sysvinit -- Package: sysvinit Essential: yes Priority: required Section: admin Installed-Size: 272 Maintainer: Debian sysvinit maintainers <pkg-sysvinit-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org> Architecture: i386 Version: 2.86.ds1-34 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6), libselinux1 (>= 1.32), libsepol1 (>= 1.14) Pre-Depends: initscripts, sysv-rc (>= 2.86.ds1-1.2) | file-rc (>> 0.7.0), sysvinit-utils [...] Package: sysvinit Essential: yes Priority: required Section: admin Installed-Size: 356 Maintainer: Debian sysvinit maintainers <pkg-sysvinit-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org> Architecture: i386 Version: 2.86.ds1-20 Replaces: last Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6), libselinux1 (>= 1.30.27), libsepol1 (>= 1.12.24) Pre-Depends: initscripts, sysv-rc (>= 2.86.ds1-1.2) | file-rc (>> 0.7.0) [...] -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "i386"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; APT::Periodic ""; APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1"; APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0"; APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0"; APT::Authentication ""; APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true"; APT::Default-Release "testing"; Dir "/"; Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; Dir::State::lists "lists/"; Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; Dir::State::userstatus "status.user"; Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status"; Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/"; Dir::Cache::archives "archives/"; Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin"; Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin"; Dir::Etc "etc/apt/"; Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list"; Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d"; Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list"; Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d"; Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf"; Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d"; Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; Dir::Bin ""; Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; Acquire ""; Acquire::::Proxy "false"; -- /etc/apt/preferences -- Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 99 -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- # TESTING / ETCH deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ etch main non-free contrib deb-src http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ etch main non-free contrib # UNSTABLE deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb-src http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib #EXPERIMENTAL deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ experimental main non-free contrib deb-src http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ experimental main non-free contrib # SECURITY deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (99, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-2-k7 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages apt depends on: ii debian-archive-keyring 2006.01.18 GnuPG archive keys of the Debian a ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-8 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgcc1 1:4.1.1-19 GCC support library ii libstdc++6 4.1.1-19 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 apt recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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