[Bug 1490718] [NEW] apt-clone restore crashes with SystemError: E:Error. pkgProblemResolver::Restore generated breaks, this may be by held packages

[white_gecko]

Public bug reported:

Running apt-clone restore <the.tar.gz> in the very end crashes with
"SystemError: E:Error, pkgProblemResolver::Restore generated breaks,
this may be by held packages"

It seams to run through an apt-get update and then outputs the following
line for each of the packages:

apt-clone WARNING:root:can't add xxx (E:Error,
pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held
packages.)

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/apt-clone", line 96, in <module>
    clone.restore_state(args.source, args.destination)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt_clone.py", line 310, in restore_state
    self._restore_package_selection(statefile, targetdir, protect_installed)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt_clone.py", line 431, in _restore_package_selection
    self._restore_package_selection_in_cache(statefile, cache, protect_installed)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt_clone.py", line 411, in _restore_package_selection_in_cache
    resolver.resolve()
SystemError: E:Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.

Both systems (the one to clone and the target system) are debian jessie.
I'm using version 0.2.2.

** Affects: apt-clone (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  apt-clone restore crashes with SystemError: E:Error.
  pkgProblemResolver::Restore generated breaks, this may be by held
  packages

Status in apt-clone package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Running apt-clone restore <the.tar.gz> in the very end crashes with
  "SystemError: E:Error, pkgProblemResolver::Restore generated breaks,
  this may be by held packages"

  It seams to run through an apt-get update and then outputs the
  following line for each of the packages:

  apt-clone WARNING:root:can't add xxx (E:Error,
  pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by
  held packages.)

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/apt-clone", line 96, in <module>
      clone.restore_state(args.source, args.destination)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt_clone.py", line 310, in restore_state
      self._restore_package_selection(statefile, targetdir, protect_installed)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt_clone.py", line 431, in _restore_package_selection
      self._restore_package_selection_in_cache(statefile, cache, protect_installed)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt_clone.py", line 411, in _restore_package_selection_in_cache
      resolver.resolve()
  SystemError: E:Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.

  Both systems (the one to clone and the target system) are debian
  jessie. I'm using version 0.2.2.

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