Virtual packages?

[Ming Hua]

> Am Sun, 12 Nov 2006 01:42:41 +0100 schrieb Jan Claeys:
> 
> > This is explained in the 'debian-policy' document:
> > <http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-binary.html#s-virtual_pkg>

On Sun, Nov 12, 2006 at 11:24:38AM +0100, Andreas Volz wrote:
> Ok, I looked into
> 
> http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/virtual-package-names-list.txt
> 
> but found no virtual package for glut. So what is the exact name for
> the virtual glut package and how could I get a recent list?

For cases like glut and freeglut you discribed, I believe the following
statement form Jan Claeys's URL usually apply:
    "(except privately, amongst a cooperating group of packages)"
So that list is far from complete for all virtual packages used in
Debian.

Ming
2006.11.12