Re: how to build a package conditionally?
On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 01:10:19PM -0500, Steve M. Robbins wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 04, 2001 at 08:34:25PM -1000, Brian Russo wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 01:28:51AM -0500, Steve M. Robbins wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm maintaining a package (geomview) whose source is free, but parts
> > > of it require a non-free library (xforms) to compile. Currently, the
> > > debian source package builds a single package that omits the programs
> > > that require xforms. There is a wishlist bug requesting that a second
> > > package be created containing the extra bits. That seems like a
> > > reasonable request. How do I do it?
> >
> > last I checked the autobuilders didn't do anything but main,
> > so I don't think should be a problem, affirmation anyone?
>
> My understanding of the statement "the autobuilders [don't] do
> anything but main" is that they only process source packages that
> generate .debs for the "main" distribution.
>
> What I am proposing is a source package that generates *both* a "main"
> and a "contrib" .deb. What would the autobuilder do with that? In
> fact, how would the autobuilder even know that is the case? The
> control file does not record whether a binary goes into main or
> contrib. [I presume that is decided by the ftp maintainers when a new
> package is introduced, and then recorded somewhere. Do the
> autobuilders use this information?]
hmm, I don't know, I presume they get the information ala madison
via auric. or a similar mechanism, I was kind of hoping someone
would chime in and give you the answer :)
Probably the easiest thing would be to break it into a separate
package.
- Brian
who knows that the autobuilders only process main but is unsure of
the details.
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