[Bug 1596562] Re: devscripts doesn't depend on equivs (for mk-build-deps)

[Michał Sawicz]

Ah that was the case all along… but Suggests is not enough…

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Title:
  devscripts doesn't depend on equivs (for mk-build-deps)

Status in One Hundred Papercuts:
  Confirmed
Status in devscripts package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Steps:
  * install devscripts
  * $ mk-build-deps debian/control

  Expected:
  * works

  Current:
  * mk-build-deps: You must have equivs installed to use this program.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: devscripts 2.16.2ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-24.43-generic 4.4.10
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-24-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon Jun 27 16:26:23 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-06 (51 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  SourcePackage: devscripts
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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