Sorry, my previous patch was based on a broken feature of dpkg and using it
generates package where Depends line is not present at all.
Here's another, tested patch that uses substvars instead.
--
Robert Millan
diff -ur base-config-2.69.old/debian/control base-config-2.69/debian/control
--- base-config-2.69.old/debian/control 2005-06-30 20:14:59.000000000 +0200
+++ base-config-2.69/debian/control 2005-07-25 22:16:34.000000000 +0200
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
Package: base-config
Architecture: all
-Depends: debconf (>= 1.3.22), apt, adduser, console-data (>=
2002.12.04dbs-16), console-tools, passwd (>= 20000902-6), bsdutils (>=
1:2.11l), debianutils (>= 1.6), gettext-base
+Depends: ${console}, debconf (>= 1.3.22), apt, adduser, passwd (>=
20000902-6), bsdutils (>= 1:2.11l), debianutils (>= 1.6), gettext-base
Conflicts: tasksel (<< 2.25)
Description: Debian base system configurator
This package handles setting up the Debian base system. It contains the
diff -ur base-config-2.69.old/debian/rules base-config-2.69/debian/rules
--- base-config-2.69.old/debian/rules 2005-06-09 04:25:10.000000000 +0200
+++ base-config-2.69/debian/rules 2005-07-25 22:18:14.000000000 +0200
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
co -p webwml/english/mirror/Mirrors.masterlist
MASTERLIST=Mirrors.masterlist
+DEB_HOST_ARCH_OS ?= $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_ARCH_OS)
+ifeq ($(DEB_HOST_ARCH_OS), linux)
+CONSOLE_DEPENDS = -Vconsole="console-data (>= 2002.12.04dbs-16),
console-tools"
+endif
+
build:
ifdef CVSGET
# Freshen Mirrors.masterlist file, but allow failure.
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@
dh_compress
dh_fixperms
dh_installdeb
- dh_gencontrol
+ dh_gencontrol -- $(CONSOLE_DEPENDS)
dh_md5sums
dh_builddeb
