Shaun Jackman <sjackman@telus.net> writes: > When packaging a new package, what's a methodical way to find *all* > its Build-Depends packages? Currently, I go through the automatically > generated list of Depends packages, and add the corresponding -dev > package. Last my last package though, I missed that the package > depends on flex and yacc. So my rigorous method is, upload package, > wait for FTBFS bug, add Build-Depends, wash, rinse, repeat. I know, > you're allowed to cry now. How should this work? Use a clean chroot with only the known Build-Depends added. Try a build. If it fails you have another packages for B-D. If it succeeds you are finished. pbuilder helps with this. -- bye Joerg Linus: "Wenn Darl McBride die Macht hätte, würde er wahrscheinlich die Ehe als Verletzung der Verfassung auslegen, weil sie ganz klar die kommerzielle Natur der menschlichen Interaktion entwertet und damit ein großes Hindernis für die kommerzielle Entwicklung der Prostitution darstellt."
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