Re: chained dependencies handling in debian/control

[Jérôme Marant <marant.logatique@fr.thalesgroup.com>]

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

  Yes, you must specify them explicitely, because there is no
  transitivity in the package system. You must think of B and C
  as independant packages need by A.

  Cheers,

-- 
Jérôme Marant