How do you define package dependencies?

[phayz]

I have been looking over documentation about how to package applications for Salix and I wonder how dependencies are specified? AFAIK no dependencies can be specified in a SLACKBUILD file so if they're not recorded there, where are they defined?

If this is in the official documentation, please feel free to tell me to RTFM.

[gapan]

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man depfinder

and sometimes some manual work.

[phayz]

gapan,

Thanks for your reply. I have now read the man page of 'depfinder' and it looks to be a really useful tool. I was browsing another forum topic and again read the Packaging rules wiki entry (http://www.salixos.org/wiki/index.php/Packaging_rules) and this time I see the text:

"If a package "packagename.txz" has any external dependencies then the txz file should be accompanied by a file named "packagename.dep" that includes a comma separated list of dependencies. You can use depfinder to create that file."

I have more reading and understanding to do, but it seems I should have RTFM. That's "Fine Manual" for anyone who's interested.