Re: Build-Depends vs Depends
Taylor Kline <taylor.kline@utexas.edu> writes:
> What is the difference? How are they treated differently during the
> apt installation process? Thanks :)
Build-Depends is used only during build-time. (Usually on the buildds,
though it can be on developer's computers as well.)
Depends, on the other hand, are packages that are required for the
package to /run/, and must be installed on the users' machines.
For certain packages that are interpreted, rather than compiled, these
are frequently the same list. (Think: python packages that don't have C
extensions).
Hope that makes sense!
Sincerely,
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Harlan Lieberman-Berg
~hlieberman
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