On Sun, Jun 07, 2009 at 12:53:17AM +0200, Benjamin Drung wrote: > > I: libxmmsclient5: no-symbols-control-file usr/lib/libxmmsclient.so.5.0.0 > N: > N: Although the package includes a shared library, the package does not > N: have a symbols control file. > N: > N: dpkg can use symbols files in order to generate more accurate library > N: dependencies for applications, based on the symbols from the library > N: that are actually used by the application. > N: > N: Refer to the dpkg-gensymbols(1) manual page and > N: http://wiki.debian.org/UsingSymbolsFiles for details. > N: > N: Severity: wishlist, Certainty: certain > > I have no idea, neither why I get this, nor how to fix it. > debian/libxmmsclient5/DEBIAN/shlibs was created and contains > "libxmmsclient 5 libxmmsclient5 (>= 0.6DrMattDestruction)". So why is > lintian complaining? > 16:04 < Ryan52> bdrung: a symbols file is different from shlibs 16:04 < Ryan52> bdrung: run "dpkg-gensymbols > debian/libxmmsclient5.symbols" 16:05 < Ryan52> bdrung: then it should be regenerated and installed correctly during build 16:05 < Ryan52> bdrung: tho you will have to strip off the debian revision from the version in every line in debian/libxmmsclient5.symbols. 16:10 * Ryan52 replies on mailing list since he's leaving -- _________________________ Ryan Niebur ryanryan52@gmail.com
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