Re: Correctly determining Build-Depends

[Adeodato Simó <asp16@alu.ua.es>]

* Maykel Moya [Sun, 06 Feb 2005 12:32:07 -0400]:
> list of packages. I can add all of their -dev versions to Build-Depends
> but there are already dependencies among then.

> Do exists a tool to automatize this task, I mean, obtain the minor
> subset of packages that resolved (which their respective dependencies)
> to a given a list of packages.

  You should ignore dependencies between build-depends completely. That
  is, you list what your package needs/uses/#includes, without worrying
  about "the minor subset of packages". This way, your package continues
  to work even if the dependencies work.

  OTOH, the objdump | grep NEEDED output can be misleading, if the
  binary was recursively linked against all libraries and their
  dependencies. Examining configure.in and compare the list could prove
  useful.
  
  HTH,

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