> > So: It is ok that a package depends on libc6-dev in a hardcoded way, > should that package depend on "libc-dev" instead, or is there (or > should be) any other way to do this in an elegant way? >
Santiago, my understanding is that -dev depends is on the wishlist. There is no equivalent for the shlibs. I had problems while maintaining Imlib because of this. You have to list all the -dev's yourself. Of course, feel free to help implement this (-: