Re: *** SPAM *** Re: Bug#303873: camlrpc: ftbfs build-depends nonexistant ocaml-nox-3.08
On Sat, Apr 09, 2005 at 09:27:51AM -0400, Eric Cooper wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 09, 2005 at 12:58:53PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 09, 2005 at 02:58:09AM -0700, Blars Blarson wrote:
> > > camlrpc fails to build from source since it build-depends on the
> > > nonexistant package ocaml-nox-3.08. It should probably have a
> > > versioned build-depends on on ocaml-nox instead.
> >
> > No, it should be a build-depends on ocaml-nox-3.08.3.
>
> I've seen this in the other packages being updated to 3.08.3, but
> could you explain the rationale to a newbie? Why is it better to
> have ocaml-nox provide a virtual package ocaml-nox-NNN, and why is it
> better to depend on that rather than "ocaml-nox (>= NNN)"?
Well, both should work, but since we handle with the autobuilders, i prefer a
strict dependency to not get some strange to isolate build-related error.
ocaml-nox (>= 3.08.3-1) should probably do also, and is probably even
recomended for build dependencies.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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