Bug#87510: PROPOSAL] Make build dependencies a MUST

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

On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 12:59:14PM +0000, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> > I want to see the diff to policy.  It's possible to wreck this whole
> > thijng with careless wording.
> 
> 2.4.2. Package relationships
> ----------------------------
> 
> -    Source packages should specify which binary packages they require to
> +    Source packages MUST specify which binary packages they require to
>      be installed or not to be installed in order to build correctly. For
>      example, if building a package requires a certain compiler, then the
>      compiler should be specified as a build-time dependency.

Of course, with the question of empty dependency lists, there's a
problem, because the definition of source dependencies is currently
scattered in about three or four different places in policy.  That's
why policy desperately needs a total overhaul (editorially, not
policy-wise).

   Julian

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