[maemo-developers] libqt4-dev: Broken packages

[From: Jeff Moe]

On Friday 29 January 2010 11:27:17 Matus Uzak wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm unable to install libqt4-dev in FREMANTLE_ARMEL target, FREMANTEL_X86  
> is Ok.
> Do I have to make a bug report?
> 
> $ fakeroot apt-get install libqt4-dev
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
> requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
> distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
> or been moved out of Incoming.
> 
> Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
> the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
> that package should be filed.
> The following information may help to resolve the situation:
> 
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>    libqt4-dev: Depends: libqt4-webkit but it is not going to be installed
> E: Broken packages

If you chase this build dependency you will find it is because you are missing a non-free proprietary package from Nokia's repository. Enable the repo that requires you to have a long string in the deb URL and it will fix your missing dep. Then file a bug report asking for that package to be freed. ;)

-Jeff Moe
http://wiki.maemo.org/User:Jebba