Debian Bug report logs - #192008
dpkg-dev: dependencies from libtool and pkg-config files

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Subject: dpkg-dev: dependencies from libtool and pkg-config files
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Package: dpkg-dev
Version: 1.10.10
Severity: wishlist

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As the number of packages using libtool and pkg-config increases, a problem
related to them seems to become more common: library -dev packages often
lack dependencies on the -dev packages of libraries they need to link
correctly. As a consequence, packages which build depend on them need to
artificially build depend on those as well, or they fail to autobuild.

I think a tool which generates these dependencies from .la and .pc files
(and others I forget?) would be very valuable.

This bug might be more appropriate for debhelper, but I thought I'd submit
it here for a start. Feel free to reassign.


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