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Re: Two dependency fields for the same library?



Bo Branten wrote:
> When setting the dependency on a library to a particular version in the
> controlfile dh_shlibdeps adds another field for the same library on the
> "default version" together with the other libaries.

dpkg-shlibdeps actually does this, dh_shlibdeps is just a wrapper.

> Since lintian doesn't complain; is it leagal to have two dependency fields
> for the same libary?

Yes, it's just pointless.

> If not is there som trick to avoid this?

Upgrade your fakeroot to the newest one in unstable.

-- 
see shy jo


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