Re: Source dependencies: are we ready?
On Tue, Oct 26, 1999 at 04:18:55AM -0700, Joel Klecker wrote:
> At 06:31 -0400 1999-10-26, Ben Collins wrote:
> >Ok, this is what I have as recognized fields in the current dpkg CVS. The
> >wording in that new proposal for bug #41232 through me for a loop. Anyway,
> >all that is left to be done for dpkg is have dpkg-buildpackage (and
> >possibly dpkg-source?) do something when the build depends aren't
> >satisfied.
>
> There's also the extended syntax for the fields, it is possible to
> specify architecture.
> e.g. for glibc: Build-Depends: kernel-headers-2.2.12 [!hurd-i386
> !m68k], kernel-headers-2.2.10 [m68k], hurd-dev [hurd-i386],
> gnumach-dev [hurd-i386], mig [hurd-i386]
>
> It'd be cool to have dpkg proper support this syntax too.
You don't ask much do you? :)
I haven't tested it, but I think dpkg will simply apply the contents of
the field verbatim. As for actually doing something with the info, that is
going to take extra work. Has anyone else started on getting
dpkg-buildpackage to make use of this info? I know that sbuild currently
uses them (to what extent, I'm not sure).
Ben
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