Bug#714409: libgtk-3-0: "triggers ci file contains unknown directive `interest-noawait'" on install (needs newer dpkg)

[Michael Biebl]

Am 29.06.2013 00:36, schrieb Jonathan Nieder:
> Michael Biebl wrote:
> 
>> Couldn't debhelper/dh_installdeb generate that Pre-Depends via
>> ${misc:Pre-Depends} if debian/*.triggers contains noawait?
>> That sounds better to me then hard-coding the dependency.
> 
> I think that sounds reasonable, but presumably the folks on
> debian-devel should be informed so they know to be careful about the
> potential for pre-depends loops (policy 3.5).

Thinking about it, it might probably also be useful to have a lintian
check for this. Sounds like it would be rather simple to implement.
But then again, I dunno how wide-spread those noawait triggers are and
if a lintian check would be worth the effort.


Cheers,
Michael


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