Package: equivs Version: 2.0.9 Severity: minor Tags: patch File: /usr/share/doc/equivs/README.Debian
1) Relationships of packages are in policy chapter 7. Not 2. 2) Mentioning make-equivs is a little confusing, as there seem to be no such thing exposed to the end user. $ grep -C2 make-equivs /usr/share/doc/equivs/README.Debian a Debian package and build that package. You need a control file for make-equivs. You will find examples of control files in /usr/share/doc/equivs/examples. --- /usr/share/doc/equivs/README.Debian 2006-02-04 07:57:15.000000000 +0000 +++ README.Debian.mod 2013-09-25 17:48:59.331927060 +0000 @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ When you call the "equivs-build" program subdirectory "equivs", containing the files necessary to create a Debian package and build that package. -You need a control file for make-equivs. You will find examples +You need a control file for equivs-build. You will find examples of control files in /usr/share/doc/equivs/examples. The control file has a structure like the control files in "real" @@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ Debian packages, but it doesn't have to values will be used if you omit one. See the manual page for "equivs-build" for more information. -Check the Debian Policy Manual, Chapter 2, if you are unsure +Check the Debian Policy Manual, Chapter 7, if you are unsure about the different level of package relationships (dependencies) -http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html +http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html (also available in the debian-policy package). The program "equivs-control" will create a dummy control file, -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org