[wplug] Dependency issues

[Eric Cooper]

On Fri, Apr 04, 2008 at 12:37:00PM -0400, Ben Beige wrote:
> I am trying to install kmuddy on Debian Lenny, I get the following error:
> 
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kmuddy:
>  kmuddy depends on libqt3-mt (>= 3:3.3.8really3.3.7); however:
>   Version of libqt3-mt on system is 3:3.3.8b-5.
> dpkg: error processing kmuddy (--configure):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  kmuddy
> 
> It seems to me that i have a version on libqt3-mt that meets those
> requirements from what I see here, but it must not be.

Right:
    $ dpkg --compare-versions 3:3.3.8really3.3.7 le 3:3.3.8b-5
    $ echo $?
    1

The "really3.3.7" is treated as greater than the "b-5".
I don't see kmuddy in the archive, but I'd complain to its maintainer
about the dependency, and in the meantime, use
    dpkg --force-depends -i ...

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