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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cmdline/apt-get.cc b/cmdline/apt-get.cc
index c90c0ed54..42ef548ec 100644
--- a/cmdline/apt-get.cc
+++ b/cmdline/apt-get.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
// -*- mode: cpp; mode: fold -*-
// Description /*{{{*/
-// $Id: apt-get.cc,v 1.18 1998/11/23 07:03:13 jgg Exp $
+// $Id: apt-get.cc,v 1.19 1998/11/24 02:35:32 jgg Exp $
/* ######################################################################
apt-get - Cover for dpkg
@@ -736,6 +736,16 @@ bool DoInstall(CommandLine &CmdL)
c1out << "Package " << S << " has no available version, but exists in the database." << endl;
c1out << "This typically means that the package was mentioned in a dependency and " << endl;
c1out << "never uploaded, or that it is an obsolete package." << endl;
+
+ string List;
+ pkgCache::DepIterator Dep = Pkg.RevDependsList();
+ for (; Dep.end() == false; Dep++)
+ {
+ if (Dep->Type != pkgCache::Dep::Replaces)
+ continue;
+ List += string(Dep.ParentPkg().Name()) + " ";
+ }
+ ShowList(c1out,"However the following packages replace it:",List);
}
return _error->Error("Package %s has no installation candidate",S);