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[SCM] Debian package checker branch, master, updated. 1.24.2-2-ge8e121a



The following commit has been merged in the master branch:
commit e8e121a0fc9c553d187f3c938d516a4199451b77
Author: Adam D. Barratt <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk>
Date:   Fri Jul 18 07:01:11 2008 +0100

    Add more useful information to no-symbols-control-file's description
    
    * checks/shared-libs.desc:
      + [ADB] Improve the description of no-symbols-control-file.

diff --git a/checks/shared-libs.desc b/checks/shared-libs.desc
index df27cb7..534cbf5 100644
--- a/checks/shared-libs.desc
+++ b/checks/shared-libs.desc
@@ -247,6 +247,11 @@ Tag: no-symbols-control-file
 Type: info
 Info: Although the package includes a shared library, the package does not
  have a symbols control file.
+ .
+ dpkg can use symbols files in order to generate more accurate library
+ dependencies for applications, based on the symbols from the library that
+ are actually used by the application.
+Ref: dpkg-gensymbols(1)
 
 Tag: pkg-has-symbols-control-file-but-no-shared-libs
 Type: error
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 746de01..9e440d1 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ lintian (1.24.3) unstable; urgency=low
   * checks/debconf:
     + [ADB] Don't complain about unused debconf templates in udebs.
       (Closes: #491135)
+  * checks/shared-libs.desc:
+    + [ADB] Improve the description of no-symbols-control-file.
 
  -- 
 

-- 
Debian package checker


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