Bug#467198: madwifi-source: m-a doesn't install due to dependencies problems (madwifi-tools)

[Kel Modderman]

On Sunday 24 February 2008 03:54:30 Colomban Wendling wrote:
> Package: madwifi-source
> Version: 1:0.9.4~rc2-1
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> The installation of the new version of madwifi-source doesn't work due to madwifi-tools dpendencies problems.
> 
> After compilation with module-assistant, the instalation reports the following:
> 
> Selecting previously deselected package madwifi-modules-2.6.22-3-amd64.
> (Reading database ... 176935 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking madwifi-modules-2.6.22-3-amd64 (from .../madwifi-modules-2.6.22-3-amd64_0.9.4~rc2-1+2.6.22-6.lenny1_amd64.deb) ...
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of madwifi-modules-2.6.22-3-amd64:
>  madwifi-modules-2.6.22-3-amd64 depends on madwifi-tools (>= 1:0.9.4~rc2+dfsg-1); however:
>    Version of madwifi-tools on system is 1:0.9.3+dfsg-3.
> dpkg: error processing madwifi-modules-2.6.22-3-amd64 (--install):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  madwifi-modules-2.6.22-3-amd64
>      
> I: Direct installation failed, trying to post-install the dependencies
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree       
> Reading state information... Done
> Correcting dependencies... Done
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>   madwifi-modules-2.6.22-3-amd64
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> 1 not fully installed or removed.
> After this operation, 1036kB disk space will be freed.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
> (Reading database ... 176951 files and directories currently installed.)
> Removing madwifi-modules-2.6.22-3-amd64 ...

What exact command did you use? What distribution (testing|sid)?

Do you have latest madwifi-tools installed? If so what version?
What does apt-cache policy madwifi-tools say?

Kel.