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Re: One Source with Different Build Dependancies?



On Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at 11:55:43AM -0700, 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?

If you provide the concrete example that you're working with, perhaps there
is a solution.  I would start by asking why the build-dependencies conflict
and if that can be resolved, before splitting the source package.

-- 
 - mdz



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