[Bug 1204990] [NEW] rsyslog-relp improperly depends on a specific version of rsyslog no longer in the repo

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Public bug reported:

In Ubuntu Precise Pangolin, attempting to install rsyslog-relp results
in this:

joe at foo:~$ sudo apt-get install rsyslog-relp 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... 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.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 rsyslog-relp : Depends: rsyslog (= 5.8.6-1ubuntu8) but 5.8.6-1ubuntu8.4 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
joe at foo:~$ 

There's really no reason for such a specific version dependency.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Release:        12.04
$ apt-cache policy rsyslog
rsyslog:
  Installed: 5.8.6-1ubuntu8.4
  Candidate: 5.8.6-1ubuntu8.4
  Version table:
 *** 5.8.6-1ubuntu8.4 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     5.8.6-1ubuntu8 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
$ apt-cache policy rsyslog-relp
rsyslog-relp:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 5.8.6-1ubuntu8
  Version table:
     5.8.6-1ubuntu8 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages

** Affects: rsyslog (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: rsyslog rsyslog-relp

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Title:
  rsyslog-relp improperly depends on a specific version of rsyslog no
  longer in the repo

Status in “rsyslog” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In Ubuntu Precise Pangolin, attempting to install rsyslog-relp results
  in this:

  joe at foo:~$ sudo apt-get install rsyslog-relp 
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... 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.
  The following information may help to resolve the situation:

  The following packages have unmet dependencies:
   rsyslog-relp : Depends: rsyslog (= 5.8.6-1ubuntu8) but 5.8.6-1ubuntu8.4 is to be installed
  E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
  joe at foo:~$ 

  There's really no reason for such a specific version dependency.

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
  Release:        12.04
  $ apt-cache policy rsyslog
  rsyslog:
    Installed: 5.8.6-1ubuntu8.4
    Candidate: 5.8.6-1ubuntu8.4
    Version table:
   *** 5.8.6-1ubuntu8.4 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       5.8.6-1ubuntu8 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
  $ apt-cache policy rsyslog-relp
  rsyslog-relp:
    Installed: (none)
    Candidate: 5.8.6-1ubuntu8
    Version table:
       5.8.6-1ubuntu8 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages

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