[SCM] Debian package checker branch, master, updated. 2.2.10-97-g22a116e
The following commit has been merged in the master branch:
commit 204ece224d86c6dc7cd3954a1cefa65d49418ea2
Author: Ryan Niebur <ryanryan52@gmail.com>
Date: Fri Jun 12 19:07:47 2009 +0100
Use "depends" instead of "build-depends" when we mean the former.
Update the description of missing-build-dependency to refer to transitive
dependencies as package A depending on B, not build-depending on it.
diff --git a/checks/fields.desc b/checks/fields.desc
index 48dca29..4e7d849 100644
--- a/checks/fields.desc
+++ b/checks/fields.desc
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ Info: The package doesn't specify a build dependency on a package that is
.
lintian intentionally does not take into account transitive dependencies.
Even if the package build-depends on some package that in turn
- build-depends on the needed package, an explicit build dependency should
+ depends on the needed package, an explicit build dependency should
be added. Otherwise, a latent bug is created that will appear without
warning if the other package is ever updated to change its dependencies.
Even if this seems unlikely, please always add explicit build
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