ERROR: Package libgit2 not found

[Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn]

On Sun, 9 Nov 2014, Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn wrote:
>
> Package libgit2-21 shows these dependencies:
>
> 	Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libhttp-parser2.1 (>= 2.1),
> 	         libssh2-1 (>= 1.2.3), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0),
> 	         zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
>
> while the corresponding -dev package lists:
>
> 	Depends: libgit2-21 (= 0.21.2-1), libz-dev, libssl-dev
>
> libssh2-1-dev is missing from the dependency list.
>
> Fortunately, some debian developers/maintainers should be watching
> this list and react.
>
> Still, until the problem is taken care of, the workaround is to
> install libssh2-1-dev.  The patch for subsurface-configure.pri should
> not be needed, but reveals the problem.

There's even a bug files against libgit2-dev:

	https://bugs.debian.org/768482

Nevertheless:

,----
| $ qmake
| Project ERROR: Package libgit2 not found
`----

is still confusing.


Cheers,

-- 
Cristian