Re: "A" build-depends on "B"'s source: what to do
On Sat, May 29, 2004 at 08:12:43PM -0400, Jay Berkenbilt wrote:
> >
> > > > Executive summary: Package "B" requires a configured copy of package
> > > > "A"'s source tree in order to build itself. I'm proposing to split
> > >
> > > Clint Adams:
> > >
> > > Sounds like an upstream bug in either Package "A" or Package "B",
> > > and effort would better be expended fixing that rather than creating
> > > kludge packages.
> >
> > mdz:
> >
> > I agree; if the source is needed to build additional components, it should
> > be exported.
>
> I don't understand what you mean by "exported" here. It sounds almost
> like you're both agreeing and disagreeing with my original plan.
> Sorry if I'm being dense. Could you clarify a bit? :-)
By "exported", I mean that packagae "A" should install those bits, and they
should be packaged in a -dev package.
> What I'm hearing is that we shouldn't kludge around in the debian
> packaging to cover up a deficiency in the upstream packaging. Is this
> what you mean? If so, this is exactly the kind of input I was looking
> for.
Bingo. My first step would be to point out this situation to both upstreams
and the other Debian maintainer and see what they have to say.
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- mdz
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