001    /*
002     * Jpkg - Java library and tools for operating system package creation.
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004     * Copyright (c) 2007 Three Rings Design, Inc.
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031    package com.threerings.jpkg.debian.dependency;
032    
033    /**
034     * Classes implementing this interface contain package dependency data which may be expressed
035     * as a string in a Debian package control file.
036     */
037    public interface ControlFileDependency
038    {
039        /**
040         * Returns the string representation of this dependency, formatted for the Debian package
041         * control file.
042         */
043        public String asString ();
044    }