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-rwxr-xr-xbuildtools/debian/mkdeb2
-rw-r--r--doc/HISTORY3
2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/buildtools/debian/mkdeb b/buildtools/debian/mkdeb
index 6fb8d2e7..f0bd6145 100755
--- a/buildtools/debian/mkdeb
+++ b/buildtools/debian/mkdeb
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ sub control($$) {
         'perl-base, ' .
         'bash'
         ;
-    $control{'Recommends'} = '';
-    $control{'Recommends'} = '';
     $control{'Conflicts'} = $debianNativeNetpbm;
     $control{'Replaces'} = $debianNativeNetpbm;
     $control{'Provides'} = 
diff --git a/doc/HISTORY b/doc/HISTORY
index 1222f87d..35432793 100644
--- a/doc/HISTORY
+++ b/doc/HISTORY
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ not yet  BJH  Release 10.90.00
               libnetpbm: pm_read_unknown_size, rawtopgm, zeisstopnm: crash
               when out of memory
 
+              Build: make deb: don't include empty Recommends; newer dpkg-deb
+              won't accept it.
+
               Install: Use e.g. "10.90.00" for version in pkg-config and
               config file, intead of e.g. "Netpbm 10.90.00".