On Mon, Apr 17, 2006 at 02:43:12PM -0500, Ek Zindagoi wrote: >Hi: > I am creating a package in Debian and have some questions about >specifying dependencies in the control file. > The Dependencies make up five of the fields in a control file: Depends, >Enhances, Pre-Depends, Recommends, and Suggests. But all the these fields >accept package names and versions as arguments/parameters. > > My question is : Is there any way for me to specify a file as a parameter >to the "Depends" dependency list along with the package list ?
Please tell us more, why do you want to put the existance of a file as a dependency? Would it not be enough to create the file, if it doesn't already exist, when the package is installed? /M -- Magnus Therning (OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://therning.org/magnus Software is not manufactured, it is something you write and publish. Keep Europe free from software patents, we do not want censorship by patent law on written works. Hard work may not kill me, but why take the chance.
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