[Users] debian postgresql package

[Klaus Darilion]

What about specifying alternatives? e.g.

Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 4), libmysqlclient14-dev | 
libmysqlclient-dev, libexpat1-dev, libxml2-dev, postgresql-dev | 
libpq-dev, libradius-ng-dev

regards,
klaus

Bogdan-Andrei Iancu wrote:
> Hi Klaus,
> 
> there are two choices:
>    libpq-dev and libpq4
>    postgresql-dev and libpq3
> 
> the reason why I choose the first one is because the status of 
> "postgresql-dev" :
>    postgresql-dev - development files for libpq (transitional package)
> and
>    apt-cache show libpq-dev says:
>    Replaces: postgresql-dev
> 
> so, it looks to me that  "postgresql-dev and libpq3" will be soon 
> outdated and replaced by "libpq-dev and libpq4". Also, your argument 
> that libpq-dev does not appear in debian stable it's strong one.
> 
> If nobody has an objection, I will switch the dependency to 
> "postgresql-dev" until the "libpq-dev" will be available in stable.
> 
> regards,
> bogdan
> 
> Klaus Darilion wrote:
> 
>> Hi!
>>
>> HEAD version requires "libpq-dev" (libpq4), which is not in debian 
>> stable.
>>
>> I'm on stable and use "postgresql-dev" (libpq3) without any problems.
>>
>> Is there a reason why libpg4 is required? If not, I suggest stay with 
>> debian stable and require "postgresql-dev" (libpq3).
>>
>> regards,
>> klaus
>>
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