[Debian GNUstep maintainers] Bug#882078: gnustep-back-common: circular dependency hell

[Bill Allombert]

Package: gnustep-back0.25
Version: 0.25.0-2+b1
Severity: important

Hello Debian GNUstep maintainers,

There is a circular dependency between gnustep-back-common, gnustep-back0.25 and gnustep-back0.25-cairo:

gnustep-back-common 	:Depends: gnustep-back0.25 (>= 0.25.0)
gnustep-back0.25 	:Depends: gnustep-back0.25-cairo
gnustep-back0.25-cairo 	:Depends: gnustep-back-common (= 0.25.0-2+b1), gnustep-back0.25 (>= 0.25.0)

Complex circular dependencies are known to cause problems during upgrade, so we
should try to avoid them.

See threads 
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/06/msg02111.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/11/msg01101.html

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe at debian.org>

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