[Bug 1647796] Re: dpkg-shlibdeps fails if /usr/bin/file not installed

[Henning Meyer]

note: "file" is installed by default via debootstrap

"file" is a dependency of debhelper

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Title:
  dpkg-shlibdeps fails if /usr/bin/file not installed

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  the perl script dpkg-shlibdeps depends on /usr/bin/file for correct
  execution but the package dpkg-dev providing dpkg-shlibdeps does not
  depend on the package "file" providing /usr/bin/file

  EFFECT

  when building packages in a minimal system (e.g. a chroot) the
  generated dependencies are missing

  WORK-AROUND

  "apt install file"

  SOLUTION

  make dpkg-dev depend on file

  NOTICED:
  Ubuntu 16.04.1
  Package: dpkg-dev
  Version: 1.17.5ubuntu5
  architecture: amd64

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