Re: Bug#41232: debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] Build-time dependencies on b
On 3 Aug 1999, Kai Henningsen wrote:
> dark@xs4all.nl (Richard Braakman) wrote on 02.08.99 in <[🔎] E11BIZq-0005TP-00@night>:
>
> > Is there any case where one would want a Build-Conflicts? Allowing
> > them will complicate all the code that deals with build dependencies,
> > whether they are used or not.
>
> The only one I can think of is configure picking up unwanted stuff, and
> there should be better ways to deal with that problem.
I Agree, it is bad enough that we have to deal with the uncertanty
autoconf introduces, we certainly should not be condoning this!
Packages that have optional things should have those things forced on
either by using configure options or by editing the configure script to
give such options.
For example, a wack of the recent SSH uploads on various archs didn't have
PAM because configure silently disabled it!
Jason
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