Re: One Source with Different Build Dependancies?
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 ms419@freezone.co.uk wrote:
> I am packaging source which builds two binary packages; however, each
> package has different build dependancies. In fact, the packages' build
> dependancies conflict.
>
> I don't think the dpkg tools have the facility to build one binary but
> not the other. Nor do I think one can specify different build
> dependancies for two binaries built from the same source.
>
> Could someone please refer me to any discussion of these issues, and
> any solutions?
I would create two different source packages. Build-dependencies are
certainly not supposed to be installed or removed by debian/rules in
the middle of the build.
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