Re: Bug#374029: Fixing inconsisten and unusefull Build-Depends/Conflicts definition
On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 23:10:36 +0200, Goswin Brederlow wrote:
> Package: debian-policy
> Severity: normal
> [Side note: Buildds/dpkg-buildpackage has no robust way of telling if
> the optional build-arch field exists and must call build. This is
> wastefull for both build dependencies and build time.]
I've a counter-proposal. ;) Make dpkg source v2.0 (Wig And Pen) format
require build-arch and build-indep.
> Why is this proposal better than others that have failed before?
>
> - non disruptive: Current buildd behaviour will continue to build all
> existing packages.
Ditto.
> - Packages will not instantly have RC bugs.
Ditto.
> - Simple to implement.
> + Trivial change in dpkg for the new field.
> + dpkg-checkbuilddeps has to parse 3 fields (2 with -B option)
> instead of 2 (1).
> + sbuild, same change
> + Simple change for 'apt-get build-dep'
Those changes will not be needed.
> - Buildds/dpkg-buildpackage can use the build-arch target
> + reduces Build-Depends field and install time of same
> + build-indep is no longer called, reduces compile time and disk
> space
Only will need changes in dpkg-buildpackage.
> - Build-Depends/Conflicts-Indep becomes usefull, build-indep becomes
> usefull
Ditto.
regards,
guillem
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