also sprach Rudi <rudi@cilibrar.com> [2006.07.20.2125 +0100]:
> Thanks for pointing this problem out to me. I am new at packaging and
> made several similar errors in other packages as well at first. I have
> followed your advice and closed down all the old packages and opened
> a new one called libsvm. I have also renamed libsvm0-dev to libsvm-dev.
> Thanks for the info! Cheers,
You should have merged the bugs into one and gone from there. Also,
about the -dev package name, please read the Debian Library
Packaging Guide (I can't get at the URL right now, search for it)
and decide for yourself. There are reasons why one would want
a version number in the -dev package name...
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