Bug#2446: dpkg" source depends on /usr/include/ncurses .

[david@elo.ods.com (David Engel)]

> I'm going to be doing a new version of ncurses today/tonight, so
> someone please clarify for me, real quick:
>
> The shared library packages shouldn't install to xxx.so.1.new and then
> move that to xxx.so.1, correct?  They should just install stuff in the
> "correct" place, right?

When Ian Jackson makes the required change to dpkg, yes, that will be
the way to do it.  In the mean time, you should probably continue doing
the 'install as *.new and move' thing.  You should, however, change the
prerm and postrm scripts to NOT rename the installed files.

David
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