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Re: chained dependencies handling in debian/control



On Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 01:46:53PM +0200, Alexandre wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Let package A depend on package B and C. 
> Let package B depend on package C. 
> I maintain A, someone else maintains B and C. 
> 
> Should I explicitely let A depend on B and C in debian/control, or is it
> OK -- or better -- to let it depend only on B? 
> 
> In the case at hand:
> A = python2.1-xml
> B = python2.1-xmlbase
> C = python2.1
> 
> So I'm pretty certain that B's dependency on C won't be removed
> silently.

You can let A depend on B and register on PTS to keep track of B's
development, and check if in near (further) future it changes.

Right?

J

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