Re: checking for Build-Depends during build?

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>]

On Sat, 13 Jan 2001, Stephen Langasek wrote:

> Hi all,

Hi Stephen,

> I'm taking on the packaging of a library that has a build-time dependency on
> the dev package from another library.  Do any of the dpkg-dev or debhelper
> tools check for this line in the control file?  I've poked around a bit in
>...

currrently none of these tools check for Build-Depends and
Build-Conflicts, but the autobuilders check them. That's why you can
safely use them withou additional checks.

> Steve Langasek

cu,
Adrian

-- 
A "No" uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a
"Yes" merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.
                -- Mahatma Ghandi