Re: chained dependencies handling in debian/control

[Markus Kolb <debian@tower-net.de>]

Alexandre wrote:
[...]
> 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? 
[...]
> So I'm pretty certain that B's dependency on C won't be removed
> silently.

I think you can't be sure that it won't be removed.
Sometimes there could be any change.
Let your package depend on all it needs to work.
This way I do it.