Bug#131347: lintian could check for -dev package dependencies

[Junichi Uekawa <dancer@netfort.gr.jp>]

> > Such case is an exception, which needs to be properly done, and is not
> > something which is usually done. As you have explained yourself, the
> > exceptional case is:
> 
> > 1. when there is no static library
> 
> Well, this problem arises for any source package that builds multiple
> binary packages where the build dependencies for the package itself aren't
> needed for the library, not just for those where there is no static
> library.  I only maintain a small number of libraries myself and yet
> several of the packages I maintain would be affected by false positives
> here.

I agree that re-reading what I've initially proposed, the initial
solution proposed in this bugreport is not good enough.

Other solutions to the problem will possibly involve parsing the
'NEEDED' sections of the shared library, which opens up another
problem in that what is declared in the NEEDED section does not
actually map directly to the -dev package.


regards,
	junichi
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