Re: optional building of a package

["Nelson A. de Oliveira" <naoliv@gmail.com>]

Hi!

On 6/5/06, Paul Wise <pabs3@bonedaddy.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-06-05 at 09:29 -0300, Nelson A. de Oliveira wrote:
>
> > Just use
> > Depends: probcons (= ${Source-Version})
>
> Please don't use Source-Version - from the dpkg-gencontrol manual:
>
> "The source package version (from the changelog file). This variable is
> now deprecated as its meaning is different from its function, please use
> the source:Version or binary:Version as appropriate."
>
> The reason that this is depreciated is that it was causing packages to
> be inappropriately not binNMUable, which is annoying for the release
> managers.

Hmm... good to learn this!

Thank you very much!

All the best,
Nelson