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Re: print-system virtual package?



On 14-May-07, 14:40 (CDT), Andreas Fester <Andreas.Fester@gmx.de> wrote: 
> I was just investigating a bug where the issue seems
> that no print system is installed
> (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=420746)
> 
> That raised the question: would it make sense to add a
> virtual package like "print-system" or similar, which
> is provided by cupsys-client, lpr et al. and which I
> can suggest or recommend in my package?

Well, given the specific error:

$ qcad
libcups.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I don't think you need a virtual depends, but instead an explicit
Depends: cupsys-client.

Steve
-- 
Steve Greenland
    The irony is that Bill Gates claims to be making a stable operating
    system and Linus Torvalds claims to be trying to take over the
    world.       -- seen on the net



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