Manoj Srivastava wrote: > I think that since every package using a helper package seems > to need a versioned dependency
I don't see any reason why versioned build-dependancies on debhelper are any more common that versioned build dependancies on say, the C compiler. Not to mention the C++ complier! FWIW, the build dependancies of my packages on debhelper are, I believe, pretty close to correct. Out of 72 packages, 4 have versioned debhelper build dependancies. Small sample, but it doesn't seem particularly overwhelming. I have a like number of versioned build-depends on other packages, and I doubt I've caught as many of the places versioned build-depends are needed with non-debhelper packages. See my response to bug #51898 for a more comprehensive discussion of the type of situation where versioned debhelper build dependancies are needed. FWIW, a quick peek at make's NEWS file finds that between the current version and version 3.78, about 7 changes have been made to make that, if used, could result in similar situations. For example: - If you use $(if ...) in a makefile, you must build-depend on make 3.78. - If you use dh_shlibdeps -X, you must build-depend on debhelper 2.0.76 I really don't see the difference, I really don't see any evidence that debhelper is more guilty of this type of change than make, or the C/C++ compilers, and so I really don't see where you're coming from. -- see shy jo, sick of unsubstantiated, FUD -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]