Re: building Debian source packages
"Noah L. Meyerhans" wrote:
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> I have installed a version of OSF/Motif 1.2.4 on my slink system. I have
> debianized motif so it conflicts with lesstif. I would like to install
> some Debian packages like ddd, plan, xscreensaver, etc. I can build these
> packages from the Debianized source. The question I have involves the
> dependecies of these packages. Once I've built a .deb of something like
> plan, even though the binary is linked against my Motif, the dependency is
> still on lesstif and I can't install it. What do I need to modify to get
> the dependencies right? How does the ${shlibs:Depends} keyword work in
> debian/control in the Debianized source tree?
Add a "Provides: lesstif" to OSF/Motif, instead of messing around with
all the packages.
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