[pkg-db-devel] Bug#627082: libdb++-dev: this package should be a real convenience package - a virtual one is of little use

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Package: libdb++-dev
Version: 5.1.4
Severity: important

I believe the main use of this -dev package is as build-dependency for
other packages.  But that is of no use when it is a virtual package:

Now, when I switched to using this package for bitcoind, I get the
following lintian warning:

W: bitcoin source: virtual-package-depends-without-real-package-depends build-depends: libdb++-dev


As I see it, there are only three ways to deal with such warning:

  a) Silence it (and ignore Debian Policy, so that's bad)
  b) Avoid this -dev package and only build-depend on real ones
  c) Convince you to provide this as a real package instead


Kind regards,

 - Jonas

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