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Re: dpkg-gencontrol: warning: unknown substitution variable ${python:Depends}



Ben Finney wrote:
> This is referring to the debian/control Depends field:
> 
>     Depends: ${python:Depends}
> 
> Earlier, I had
> 
>     Depends: ${python:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}

By removing misc:Depends, you are simply potentially shooting yourself
in the foot. Debhelper could need to add a dependency via misc:Depends
at some point in the future, and the only way you'll find out about it
is if you notice it in the changelog. If you keep misc:Depends in the
control file, debhelper will automatically do the right thing in the
future.

> and 'dpkg-gencontrol' complained about every one of those.

This is a misfeature of dpkg-gencontrol.

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