Re: Apt, custom packages, and package dependencies
"Michael S. Peek" <peek@tiem.utk.edu> writes:
> Hello developers, I'm a n00b.
>
> I've got my own little http debian package repository. It shows up with apt
> and dselect.
>
> In this repository I've got a custom package that I'm working on that depends
> on a bunch of ldap stuff, and contains configuration files and installation
> scripts to install and configure ldap for me.
>
> In this package's control file are the following lines:
>
> Package: tiem.ldap-server-config
> Architecture: all
> Depends: slapd ldap-utils libnss-ldap libpam-ldap
> Pre-Depends: slapd ldap-utils libnss-ldap libpam-ldap
Why repeat each package? Pick one line or the other.
> My problem is, according to dselect, there are no dependencies or
> pre-dependencies listed, and apt won't try to install any of the depencies
> before installing my package.
What is listed in the Packages file? That is the only thing dselect
looks at. On the other hand dpkg should complain about missing
depends.
> Other custom packages that I have built have their dependencies listed in
> dselect, but not this one. And I have both completely erased and rebuilt my
> repository on the server and run "apt update" on the client several times.
>
> I figure the problem is in one of two places. Either:
>
> a) There's a cache file somewhere that apt isn't updating when I type "apt
> update", or
Nope.
> b) There's a file that needs to be updated on my repository -- even though
> I've totally deleted and rebuilt the repository several times.
Nope.
c) The Packages file gets misgenerated. :)
> Anybody have any idea where I would go about finding out what's wrong?
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Michael Peek
MfG
Goswin
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