Re: Bug#41232: AMENDMENT 1999-07-23] Build-time dependencies on binary packages

[Roman Hodek <Roman.Hodek@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>]

> Does it run with lprng but only build with the real lpr? If so, its
> a bug, that it doesn't compile and should be fixed. If it doesn't
> run or compile with lprng, it should depend on the real lpr.

I don't know if it runs with lprng.... But in any way, it can't depend
only on the real lpr, as lprng provides lpr!

> source-suggests means, that you can build this package without, but
> debian usually has it installed

This further complicates the build system... I guess you mean that
Build-Suggests packages should be installed for auto-builds, right?

> and source-recoments means that you could build with that package
> installed, but debian usually builds without.

Aiee... this is somewhat against the usual understanding of
"recommends", isn't it? :-)

IMHO we (...the source deps) should define *one* set of packages so
that results of recompilations are reproducible.

Roman