On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 07:43:14PM +0100, Ove Kaaven wrote: > E: wine-bin-unstable: usr-share-doc-symlink-without-dependency > libwine-unstable > E: wine-unstable: usr-share-doc-symlink-without-dependency libwine-unstable > > But wine-unstable has a versioned dependency on wine-bin-unstable, > and wine-bin-unstable has a versioned dependency on libwine-bin-unstable, > and libwine-bin-unstable has a versioned dependency on libwine-unstable. > (All of these dependencies are, of course, strict "equals" relations.) > > Hence, I *do* depend on the package providing /usr/share/doc, just > indirectly. Is it really necessary to change the wine packaging, or could > lintian be fixed to not complain about this?
I don't think that lintian can be fixed to detect that, since it has only the dependency information of the current package available. What it currently does to search for a dependency on the package name that the symlink points to. I see basically three choices here: 1) replicate the dependency cascade with a symlink cascade, but I think nobody would be helped with that, so I would advocate against this. 2) just add an override 3) actually add a dependency on the package you depend on to provide the copyright file I would recommend to do 3, it is probably not at all difficult or time consuming and documents a direct dependency that actually exists. Relying on indirect dependencies is usually discouraged, even though of course in a purely internal dependency chain it is not a problem per se. Gruesse, -- Frank Lichtenheld <[email protected]> www: http://www.djpig.de/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
