Debian Bug report logs - #13432
libpaper depends on itself (fwd)

Package: dpkg; Maintainer for dpkg is Dpkg Developers <debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org>; Source for dpkg is src:dpkg (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: Vincent Renardias <vincent@waw.com>

Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 16:18:09 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Anthony Towns <ajt@master.debian.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>:
Bug#13432; Package dpkg. (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Vincent Renardias <vincent@waw.com>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>. (full text, mbox, link).


Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Vincent Renardias <vincent@waw.com>
To: debian-bugs <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: libpaper depends on itself (fwd)
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 18:09:30 +0100 (GMT+0100)
Package: dpkg
Version: current

Is there a good reason why dpkg would allow a package to depend on itself?

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 21:45:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sue Campbell <sacampbe@mercator.math.uwaterloo.ca>
To: submit@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#13414: libpaper depends on itself
Resent-Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 01:48:28 GMT
Resent-From: sacampbe@mercator.math.uwaterloo.ca (Sue Campbell)
Resent-To: debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org
Resent-cc: Yves Arrouye <arrouye@debian.org>

Package: libpaper
Version: 1.0.3-3

As stated in the subject:
Depends: libc5 (>= 5.2.18), libpaper (>= 1.0.2-1)
                            ^^^^^^^^
- Sue



Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>:
Bug#13432; Package dpkg. (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>. (full text, mbox, link).


Message #10 received at 13432@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>
To: Vincent Renardias <vincent@waw.com>, 13432@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#13432: libpaper depends on itself (fwd)
Date: 27 Sep 1997 13:47:06 -0500
Vincent Renardias <vincent@waw.com> writes:

> Is there a good reason why dpkg would allow a package to depend on itself?

It was caused by an old bug in dpkg-shlibdeps, since fixed.

dpkg doesn't try to determine if any of the relationships are sane.


Guy


Bug reassigned from package `dpkg' to `dpkg-iwj'. Request was from Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Bug reassigned from package `dpkg-iwj' to `dpkg'. Request was from Anthony Towns <ajt@master.debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Bug closed, ack sent to submitter - they'd better know why ! Request was from Anthony Towns <ajt@master.debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Bug reassigned from package `dpkg' to `dpkg'. Request was from Anthony Towns <ajt@master.debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


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