retitle 366281 gcompris: should use ${source:Version} in dependencies to be 
binNMU-safe
severity 366281 normal
thanks

On Sat, May 06, 2006 at 10:48:17PM +0200, Leandro Noferini wrote:
> Package: gcompris
> Version: 7.0.3-2
           ^^^^^^^

This version doesn't exist in the archive...

> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>   gcompris: Depends: gcompris-data (= 7.3.2-1+b1) but 7.4-2 is to be
                                                        ^^^^^
Nor does this version...
                                        ^^^^^^^^^^

And this version of gcompris does exist, but is not the current version on
your architecture.  Looks to me like you need to apt-get update. :)

There is still a lower-priority bug here, in that gcompris*-data* 7.3.2-1+b1
never existed; gcompris is not binNMU-safe because gcompris depends on
gcompris-data (= ${Source-Version}), but gcompris-data is Arch: all.
Luckily, the latest version of dpkg now supports a new variable,
${source:Version}, which can be used with a build-dependency on dpkg-dev (>=
1.3.19).

Cheers,
-- 
Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move the world.
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