[Pkg-db-devel] Bug#500990: Bug#500990: libdb-dev: Dependency issues triggered by (full-)upgrade for libdb*-dev

Clint Adams schizo at debian.org
Sat Oct 4 17:15:21 UTC 2008


On Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 12:46:24PM +0000, David Ayers wrote:
> 
> - rather than accepting the suggestion to upgrade libdb-dev which claims
> to be for 4.7.25.2 and would not match either libdb4.6 (4.6.21-8) [which
> is what is currently installed] or libdb4.6 (4.6.21-11) [which is what
> seems to the next package to migrate to testing]
> 
> - I should simply wait until libdb4.7 (4.7.25-4) migrates to testing
> 
> Correct?  If so please feel free to close the report (actually could I
> close it myself?) and I hope this report is helpful for others who were
> confused like me.

That all depends on what you want libdb-dev for.  The 4.7.25.2 bears no
relation to the version of Berkeley DB at the moment; its intent is to
have you install libdb4.6-dev.  There will not be a libdb-dev meant to
be BDB 4.7 in testing until after lenny is released, unless the release
team decides otherwise.

If you want to restrict yourself to testing, you should upgrade to
4.6.21-11.  If you want BDB 4.7, you'll have to go outside of testing.





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