Re: GCC and Built-Using

[Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>]

Am 03.01.2013 19:31, schrieb Ansgar Burchardt:
> Hi,
> 
> several gcc packages seem to use the gcc source code shipped in
> gcc-*-source during build, for example gnat-4.6, gnat-4.7 (in NEW),
> gdc-4.6 and gcj-4.6.  To provide the full source, the archive has to
> make sure to keep the source for those gcc-*-source packages around even
> when they are superseded with a new release.  dak does so when the
> binary packages indicate what sources to keep around with the new
> Built-Using field (Policy 7.8).
> 
> Could you please add this field to gcc packages that make use of
> gcc-*-source?

no, it's not needed. the lower and upper limit on the -source package is enough.

> #696423 has a patch to add the field to a package, but
> gcc itself seems a bit more tricky as it seems to share packaging code
> between multiple source packages.

and from looking at gcc-avr, it isn't needed there either.

  Matthias