g++ and libstdc++2.9 circular dependancy

[Charles Kaufman]

I am trying to install the version of g++ in stable, using
dpkg. g++ depends on libstdc++2.9-dev and libstdc++2.9-dev depends
on g++. dpkg will not allow the installation of
one without the other, as in catch-22. 
Must the installation be forced?  There is a bug report
about a similar problem with 2.10 but none about 2.9 that
I can find.
Charles Kaufman
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