Re: Bug#553575: sgf2dg: missing-build-dependency-for-dh_-command dh_installtex=tex-common
On Sun, Nov 01 2009, Vincent Danjean wrote:
> Does the policy requires that the dependency is direct ? My package
> build-depends on texlive and texlive-generic-recommended, both of
> them depends (directly or not) on tex-common.
> By the way, I will make an upload with this added build-dependency
> (I prefer this solution than adding a lintian override). But I think
> that lintian is wrong here. Perhaps, it should be fixed to also look
> for indirect dependencies ? I cloned this bug so that lintian DD can
> comment.
You need something, you depend on it. This is not a lintian
bug. The indirect dependencies are inherently less reliable, and may
changeover time.
manoj
--
Living in the complex world of the future is somewhat like having bees
live in your head. But, there they are.
Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/>
1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C
Reply to: