[osgeo4w-dev] [osgeo4w] #283: apt: Exception: Required package ... from ... is a circular reference with a previous dependent

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#283: apt: Exception: Required package ... from ... is a circular reference with
a previous dependent
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Reporter:  maphew       |       Owner:  osgeo4w-dev@…              
    Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new                        
Priority:  major        |   Component:  Package                    
 Version:               |    Keywords:  pkg-apt                    
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 {{{
 O:\>apt-dev install apache
 to install:
     apache php
 ...
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "O:\\bin\apt-dev.py", line 1046, in <module>
     __main__.__dict__[command] ()
   File "O:\\bin\apt-dev.py", line 150, in install
     install_next(missing.keys (), set([]), set([]))
   File "O:\\bin\apt-dev.py", line 169, in install_next
     install_next(dependences, resolved, seen)
   File "O:\\bin\apt-dev.py", line 167, in install_next
     'with a previous dependent' % (dep, packagename)
 Exception: Required package apache from php is a circular reference with a
 previous dependent
 }}}

 Solution is to `apt --no-deps install ...`

 Enhancement would be a proper error message instead of a traceback

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ticket/283>
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