[buildd-tools-devel] Bug#602571: Bug#602571: cannot build due to ESSENTIAL dep phase

[Roger Leigh]

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 05:13:44PM +0100, Loïc Minier wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 06, 2010, Roger Leigh wrote:
> > Grr, that's annoying.  I've not seen this on Debian, but I do have the
> > actual sysvinit package installed.  So it's likely an issue with
> > checking if virtual packages are installed.
> 
>  There's a quick and easy way to reproduce if you're tempted!  ;-)

I'm afraid I don't have the time to commit to it :(

The main question that needs answering is:
Are all the packages listed in
/usr/share/doc/build-essential/essential-packages-list and
/usr/share/doc/build-essential/list
available and installable?

If not, then the list is outdated and needs fixing.  If they
are, then there's a problem with sbuild.

Virtual packages are not resolved automatically in 0.60.4;
you'll need to set $resolve_virtual=1 in your sbuild configuration
(for the internal resolver; the apt/aptitude resolvers do this
automatically).


Thanks,
Roger

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