Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The recent announce from Steve has reminded me of something I wanted > to ask about the package name change from libmysqlclient-dev to > libmysqlclient12-dev made in November: > > Do packages still having "Build-Depends: libmysqlclient-dev" build > from source? Trying "apt-get build-dep" on them results on apt-get > being undecided about which libmysqlclient-dev to install. > > Do buildds handle this gracefully?
Buildds handle that but not gracefully. The actualy -dev package the buildd uses will be random for all intents and purposes as long as there are two packages (or even just two versions) of the provided package available. Under the line Build-Depends must be against real packages. Worst case, if you must have the virtual package, you must provide a real dummy package that Depends on the virtual package to ensure buildds and apt-get work at all. But that's still highly frowned upon due to being somewhat random in what gets used for builds. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]