Re: Bug#68463: transproxy_1.2-1(unstable): error in build dependencies

[Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cistron.nl>]

Previously Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> where can I read about build dependecies and where is the decision that we
> use them?

The policy manual

> debian policy: version 3.1.1.1, 1999-11-22
> zcat /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/policy.text.gz | grep -i "build dependency" | wc -l

I get:

[fog;/usr/share/doc/debian-policy]-42> zgrep -i 'uild.*depend' policy.text.gz 
     (excluding build-time dependencies).  In order to ensure this, the
     compiler must be specified as a build-time dependency.
     When specifying the set of build-time dependencies, one should list
     other package in the list of build-time dependencies depends on them.

More specifically, look at section 2.4.2

> packaging manual: 

I get:

[fog;/usr/share/doc/packaging-manual]-47> zgrep -i 'uild.*depend' packaging.text.gz | wc
     21     122    1436

> I dont think it is valif do file a important bug on this package, since it
> IS compileable. Otherwise please change the policy.

It *is* an important bugreport, it's a policy violation.

Wichert.

-- 
   ________________________________________________________________
 / Generally uninteresting signature - ignore at your convenience  \
| wichert@liacs.nl                    http://www.liacs.nl/~wichert/ |
| 1024D/2FA3BC2D 576E 100B 518D 2F16 36B0  2805 3CB8 9250 2FA3 BC2D |