Re: Dependance on an unavailable library
> I'm building a package that depends on gdbm 1.8.0, which is newer than the
> version Debian uses. I notified the gdbm maintainer, but have not received
> a response.
How long did you wait? James is a very busy guy with a lot of
responsibilities. He'll get to you eventually.
You should file a bug report on the package if it's out of date.
It doesn't look like you've done that yet.
> The source package, presumably because it's an uncommonly used
> version of gdbm, contains the source to 1.8.0 which can be used during the
> build process. What do you think I should do in this situation?
Build your own packages for your own use if you can and just wait for
James to take care of it.
Eric
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