Bug#478781: dh-make-perl: suggest look for deps with dpkg -S too

[Damyan Ivanov]

tags 478781 wontfix
thanks

-=| Kevin Ryde, Thu, May 01, 2008 at 09:22:20AM +1000 |=-
> Package: dh-make-perl
> Version: 0.42
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> It be nice if dh-make-perl would look at currently installed packages
> when making the control file "Depends:", as well as what apt-file
> reports.  I think that'd help establish depends on privately installed
> packages, like other dh-make-perl packages.  I believe apt-file doesn't
> report about those.  I get some joy from simply adding dpkg into
> 
> 	@search = `apt-file search $module.pm; dpkg -S $module.pm`;
> 
> but I guess the logic would be better chopped around so dpkg is tried
> even if apt-file isn't installed.

I would prefer that dh-make-perl uses apt-file, or another specialized 
tool for the job (apt-xapian?).

If you want apt-file to work with your local repositories, make them 
contain Contents files. For example reprepro(1) has Contents 
configuration option for this purpose.

I am tagging this wontfix for now. If other pkg-perl members disagree, 
please override :)

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