Bug#217945: dpkg-dev: should depend on build-essential

[Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org>]

On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 06:52:21PM -0600, Adam Heath wrote:
> > (2) If it is not for dpkg to enforce policy, why run
> >     dpkg-checkbuilddeps during dpkg-buildpackage, with an abort on
> >     error?
> 
> Because that's not policy, but a dpkg interface.

I'm confused: policy talks about build-essential packages and
Build-Depends etc. in the same breath, if I'm not very much mistaken.
(Sections 4.2 and 7.6.)  I just don't understand the distinctions
you and Wichert are making.

   Julian

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