Re: apt-get build-deps <package> or -b switch
On Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 06:42:08PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 01:15:39PM -0800, Harry Putnam wrote:
> > Its a little confusing since apt-get is supposed to be getting all
> > dependancy stuff. It looks like it is too, but then it fails.
>
> apt-get satisifies binary dependencies, not build dependencies! YOU
> have to ensure that the build dependencies are satisfied prior to
> building the package. Fortunately, since the build dependencies are
> declared, this isn't too tough.
>
> There may be a tool which satisifies the build-dependencies for you; I
> don't know of one though.
'apt-get build-dep <packagename>', as Harry said at the top of this
thread.
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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