Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, 12 Jul 2005, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > >> Joerg Sommer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > I found three packages in my system they name itself in the Depends >> > field: libbonoboui2-0, libgail-common and libtextwrap1 >> > >> > What's the reason for a package to depend on itself? This makes it hard >> > for deborphan to detect them as orphaned. Should check lintian on this? >> > >> > Have a nice day, Jörg. >> >> Missing shlibs.local file and binaries in the lib package? > > That would be only a "reason" for a build-depends on itself, but not for > a depends on itself.
If the lib itself is also installed then dpkg-shlibs would find the lib and lookup the shlibs info for the lib. Or not? MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]