#1027266 dpkg-genbuilddeps does not find package for /usr/bin/gzip, /usr/lib/... on unified /usr systems

Package:
devscripts
Source:
devscripts
Description:
scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier
Submitter:
Julian Gilbey
Date:
2022-12-29 08:09:04 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1027266#5
Date:
2022-12-29 08:07:13 UTC
From:
To:
I just ran dpkg-genbuilddeps on a build and it listed all sorts of
files it couldn't find a package for.  These included:
/usr/bin/gzip
/usr/lib/terminfo/x/xterm-256color
among several others.

These are found, respectively, in gzip (as /bin/gzip) and ncurses-base
(as /lib/terminfo/x/xterm-256color).  On my system, I have the
now-standard unified /usr, so /lib -> /usr/lib and /bin -> /usr/bin.
I'm not sure where this bug lies, whether it is a dpkg issue or a
devscripts issue or both.  (dpkg -S /usr/bin/gzip also fails.)

Best wishes,

   Julian