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Re: Using buildds only



Hi Michael!

Michael Spang [2005-08-25 12:44 -0400]:
> Wouldn't those bugs just be indicative of an improperly packaged app or 
> broken build system? I really don't see the point of using pbuilder to 
> inefficiently work around a fixable problem. 

Sure, these packages should be fixed. However, at the time the bug is
detected, the chroot is already polluted and must be restored.

> If they're not fixable (I don't see how this could be) perhaps we
> need a Build-Conflicts field.

Most probably not, since buildd chroots only install the required
build-deps and build-essential, so there shouldn't actually be build
conflicts.

Martin
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