Re: new scripts and patches for devscripts
On 03/10/2011 10:32 PM, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 09:50:57PM +0100, gregor herrmann wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:51:50 -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:
>
>>>>> get-build-deps
>>>> Is this an alias for "apt-get build-dep $1"?
>>> No, it's a tool that's been long missing from a Debian as a standard
>>> interface - "install the build-dependencies for the package in my current
>>> directory".
>
>> Sounds similar to 'mk-build-deps -i debian/control'.
>
Note that you don't have to say "debian/control" there. It's the default.
I wonder why "-i" and "-r" aren't activated by default though.
>> That's not a vote for "get-build-deps is useless" but an
>> encouragement for merging similar efforts and combining forces.
>
> Certainly, I agree that efforts should be merged. In a sense, that's what
> this request to take u-d-t scripts into devscripts is about. :)
>
> FWIW, mk-build-deps is close, but not exactly what I'm looking for
> personally. I really want a command that, without needing to specify any
> extra options, does 'mk-build-deps -i -r debian/control', because I think
> this is the common case. I also think we're missing as a standard interface
> a tool that *tells* us what build-dependencies need to be installed (and
> what build-conflicts need to be removed), in a form that's automatically
> consumable by other tools including, but not limited to, apt-get.
> dpkg-checkbuilddeps fails this because it only tells which b-d's are
> unsatisfied, in a form that has to be further processed.
>
I hope that this poney^W two-lines script won't use "sudo" (again).
Regards,
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