Bug#87510: PROPOSAL] Make build dependencies a MUST

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

On Sun, 25 Feb 2001, Julian Gilbey wrote:

> Package: debian-policy
> Version: 3.5.2.0
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> Policy should now require packages to specify build time dependencies
> (i.e., packages which require ... MUST specify...)

I just checked: in policy 3.1.1.1, they were a MUST (section 2.4.2).
I don't know when that got lost.  So we'll go back to it.

On the question of how to handle RC bugs or not, I'll make a separate
meta-proposal tomorrow.

   Julian

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