r501: * Began work on v4 support (and thus the large version number jump), and it

[debhelper.git] / dh_makeshlibs

diff --git a/dh_makeshlibs b/dh_makeshlibs
index 01dd082f82a8a668ec3cc0b4b7610aaca3ffb579..478c861b001c297833654edbbd304dfe0a7c238b 100755 (executable)
--- a/dh_makeshlibs
+++ b/dh_makeshlibs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use Debian::Debhelper::Dh_Lib;
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
-  dh_makeshlibs [debhelper options] [-mmajor] [-V[dependancies]] [-n] [-Xitem]
+B<dh_makeshlibs> [S<I<debhelper options>>] [B<-m>I<major>] [B<-V>I<[dependancies]>] [B<-n>] [B<-X>I<item>]
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -136,7 +136,14 @@ foreach my $package (@{$dh{DOPACKAGES}}) {
                                # Call isnative becuase it sets $dh{VERSION}
                                # as a side effect.
                                isnative($package);
-                               $deps="$package (>= $dh{VERSION})";
+                               my $version = $dh{VERSION};
+                               # Old compatability levels include the
+                               # debian revision, while new do not.
+                               if (! compat(3)) {
+                                       # Remove debian version, if any.
+                                       $version =~ s/-[^-]+$//;
+                               }
+                               $deps="$package (>= $version)";
                        }
                }
                if (defined($library) && defined($major) && defined($deps) &&