I've been working on getting my automatic package tester working. It's currently running but I've redirected its automatic bug submission emails to me, while I make sure that the bugs it reports are correct.
One common problem that it finds is ambiguously specified Build-Depends. For example: lenny:~# apt-get build-dep acpi Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package automaken is a virtual package provided by: automake1.9 1.9.6+nogfdl-3 automake1.8 1.8.5+nogfdl-2 automake1.7 1.7.9-9 automake 1:1.10+nogfdl-1 You should explicitly select one to install. E: Package automaken has no installation candidate E: Failed to satisfy Build-Depends dependency for acpi: automaken lenny:~# The buildds use a different algorithm which doesn't choke in this case, although I don't know how they decide what to use. Is this a bug in the package(s); or is it a bug in apt ? After all if it really doesn't matter which version is installed and the resulting binaries will be correct, then any version will do. I think that we ought really to be sure what the build-dependencies mean, so I think this situation is a bug in the package. Do other people agree ? Ian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
