[Bug 235831] Re: Assertion failure at cmdline_prompt.cc:184 with --show-why

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[Expired for aptitude (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
days.]

** Changed in: aptitude (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  Assertion failure at cmdline_prompt.cc:184 with --show-why

Status in “aptitude” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: aptitude

  Using aptitude 0.4.11.2-1ubuntu1 on intrepid amd64:

  anders at balanced-tree:~$ sudo aptitude --show-why install perl
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Reading extended state information      
  Initializing package states... Done
  The following packages are BROKEN:
  Uncaught exception: cmdline_prompt.cc:184: std::string<unnamed>::roots_string(const pkgCache::PkgIterator&, int): Assertion "!act.get_dep().end()" failed.

  anders at balanced-tree:~$ sudo aptitude --verbose --show-why install perl
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Reading extended state information      
  Initializing package states... Done
  The following packages are BROKEN:
  Segmentation fault

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