Bug#86436: Build-Depends: should vs may
Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.5.1.0, 2001-02-15
| 2.4.2. Package relationships
| ----------------------------
|
| Source packages should specify which binary packages they require to
^^^^^^
| be installed or not to be installed in order to build correctly.
| 7. Declaring relationships between packages
| -------------------------------------------
| [..]
| Source packages may declare relationships to binary packages, saying
^^^
| that they require certain binary packages to be installed or absent at
| the time of building the package.
I suggest the /may/ be changed to a /should/ so that it is clear
the Build-Depends really SHOULD be declared.
--- policy.sgml 2001/02/15 11:45:02 1.31
+++ policy.sgml 2001/02/18 02:29:41
@@ -2877,7 +2877,7 @@
</p>
<p>
- Source packages may declare relationships to binary packages,
+ Source packages should declare relationships to binary packages,
saying that they require certain binary packages to be
installed or absent at the time of building the package.
</p>
yours,
peter
PS: Since I don't think that changes the requirements for Source Packages
I did not make this a [PROPOSAL]. If you disagree please retitle the
bug and readjust the severity.
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