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Re: Sponsor for PyXMMS and PyXMMS-remote



Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 19, 2002 at 02:33:37PM -0500, Colin Watson wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Apr 19, 2002 at 02:37:37PM +0200, Florent Rougon wrote:
> > >     dpkg-gencontrol: warning: unknown substitution variable ${misc:Depends}
> > > 
> > > which I think should be OK since it is in the debhelper(1) manual page.
> > 
> > Only if you're using one of the debhelper programs that actually adds to
> > misc:Depends ('grep misc:Depends /usr/bin/dh_*'). It doesn't cause a
> > real problem besides the unsightly warning if you aren't, though.
> 
> I believe this substitution happens when DH_COMPAT=4.

Nope. The misc:Depends variable is always set up by the newer debhelpers
no matter what the DH_COMPAT is. Only a few debhelper programs put stuff
in it though.

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