X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=dh_makeshlibs;h=01dd082f82a8a668ec3cc0b4b7610aaca3ffb579;hb=88438fd0438628b5b021a0c82daa912cf0d1b068;hp=1e5dd797fc15c71090ed8e65e3287b324dc8dd39;hpb=e89cb7d9e12eb95b00b5d5f0b60b094fa9b217bc;p=debhelper.git diff --git a/dh_makeshlibs b/dh_makeshlibs index 1e5dd79..01dd082 100755 --- a/dh_makeshlibs +++ b/dh_makeshlibs @@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ dependancy that looks like "packagename (>= packageversion)". If -V is specified with parameters, the parameters can be used to specify the exact dependancy information needed (be sure to include the package name). +Beware of using -V without any parameters; this is a conservative setting +that always ensures that other packages' shared library dependencies are at +least as tight as they need to be, so that if the maintainer screws up then +they won't break. The flip side is that packages might end up with +dependencies that are too tight and so find it harder to be upgraded. + =item B<-n>, B<--noscripts> Do not modify postinst/postrm scripts.