> > 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. > > Well, a response _was_ sent. > > | So; go ahead and include the non-shared gdbm1.8. Terribly sorry about that... It appears that the message was lost somewhere in the process. Anyway, that clears up my problem, so thanks.