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@@ -10,7 +10,25 @@ dpkg\-gencontrol \- generate Debian control files
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.B dpkg\-gencontrol
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reads information from an unpacked Debian source tree and generates a
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binary package control file (which defaults to debian/tmp/DEBIAN/control);
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-it also adds an entry for the binary package to
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+during this process it will simplify the relation fields and rewrite them
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+in a sorted manner.
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+.sp
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+Thus
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+.IR Pre-Depends ", " Depends ", " Recommends " and " Suggests
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+are simplified in this
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+order by removing dependencies which are known to be true according to the
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+stronger dependencies already parsed. It will also remove any self-dependency
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+(in fact it will remove any dependency which evaluates to true given the
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+current version of the package as installed). Logically it keeps the
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+intersection of multiple dependencies on the same package.
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+.sp
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+The other relation fields
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+.RI ( Enhances ", " Conflicts ", " Breaks ", " Replaces " and " Provides )
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+are also simplified individually by computing the union of the various
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+dependencies when a package is listed multiple times in the field.
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+.sp
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+.B dpkg\-gencontrol
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+also adds an entry for the binary package to
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.BR debian/files .
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.SH OPTIONS
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@@ -120,6 +138,8 @@ generates here.
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Copyright (C) 1995-1996 Ian Jackson
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.br
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Copyright (C) 2000 Wichert Akkerman
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+.br
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+Copyright (C) 2007 Rapha\[:e]l Hertzog
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.sp
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This is free software; see the GNU General Public Licence version 2 or later
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for copying conditions. There is NO WARRANTY.
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Raphael Hertzog