[Python-apps-team] Bug#645494: mercurial uninstallable on Squeeze?

[Jonathan Nieder]

Hi,

clayton wrote:

>  mercurial : Depends: python (< 2.6) but 2.6.6-3+squeeze6 is to be installed
>              Depends: mercurial-common (= 1.3.1-1~bpo50+2) but it is not going to be installed

mercurial 1.3.1 is very old, and it is not unusual to have to upgrade
packages from lenny-backports when upgrading the system to squeeze.
1.6.4-1 from squeeze should work.

Hope that helps,
Jonathan