Hi, On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 13:44:38 -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > I don't feel that this is the right fix. It just moves the dependency > info from the control file to the rules file, which doesn't feel like > any benefit. One of these approaches seems more sound:
> * Modify dpkg-deb or something to remove redundant dependencies, so > if a package depends on debconf (>= 0.5) (misc:Depends) and debconf > (>= 1.4.72) (control), the deb only carries the higher dependency. I've on my TODO, which I will probably move as part of the dpkg roadmap for after etch, to fix this in dpkg-gencontrol (actually controllib.pl's parsedep). regards, guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
