[Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#904775: Broken dependencies

[Sven Joachim]

On 2018-07-27 21:36 +0200, Alf Gaida wrote:

> Package: login
> Version: 1:4.5-1
> Severity: grave
>
> Dear Maintainer,
> please don't break util-linux that is not even released. At least _one_ valid util-linux
> should be available.

Why was util-linux 2.32-0.2 not uploaded along shadow 1:4.5-1.1 to avoid
this breakage?

> W: See /var/cache/pyfll/fll_lxCa2q/amd64/debootstrap/debootstrap.log
> for details (possibly the package util-linux is at fault)
> 2018-07-27 21:30:20,668 CRITICAL - command failed with return value: 1
> 2018-07-27 21:30:20,669 INFO  - cleaning up...

To elaborate on that, debootstrapping a fresh sid chroot results in
util-linux being unpacked but not configured.  And this completely
breaks apt which is unwilling to perform any operations:

,----
| # apt-get install hello
| Reading package lists... Done
| Building dependency tree... Done
| You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
| The following packages have unmet dependencies:
|  login : Breaks: util-linux (< 2.32-0.2~) but 2.32-0.1 is to be installed
| E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
| root at pavil:/# apt-get -f install
| Reading package lists... Done
| Building dependency tree... Done
| Correcting dependencies... Done
| The following packages will be REMOVED:
|   login
| WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed.
| This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing!
|   login
| 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
| 3 not fully installed or removed.
| After this operation, 2760 kB disk space will be freed.
| You are about to do something potentially harmful.
| To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!'
|  ?] 
| Abort.
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Cheers,
       Sven