--- install3/requirements.c~	2008-11-20 13:23:07.000000000 +0100
+++ install3/requirements.c	2008-11-20 13:35:39.909464403 +0100
@@ -613,7 +613,8 @@
         }
     }
     
-    if (!autochoice && !i3_is_user_choosable_equiv(ictx->ts))
+    /* if we have errors already, don't bug the user with more questions */
+    if ((!autochoice && !i3_is_user_choosable_equiv(ictx->ts)) || i3_get_nerrors(ictx, I3ERR_CLASS_DEP|I3ERR_CLASS_CNFL))
         return NULL;
 
     tracef(indent, "%s", pkg_id(pkg));