Re: Build-depends => change policy wording

[Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>]

> On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> 
> > Given that there are now two sorts of depends, I am changing the
> > paragraph:
> > 
> >    Packages may not depend on packages with lower priority values. If
> >    this should happen, one of the priority values will have to be
> >    adapted.
> > 
> > to read:
> > 
> >    Binary packages may not depend on binary packages with lower
> >    priority values. If this should happen, one of the priority values
> >    will have to be adapted.
> > 
> Mmm, is this change really needed?
> *Source* packages do not have priorities...

How about:

   Packages may not depend on packages with lower priority values
   (excluding build-time dependencies). If this should happen, one of
   the priority values will have to be adapted.

   Julian

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  Julian Gilbey, Dept of Maths, QMW, Univ. of London. J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk
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