Bug#86436: marked as done (Build-Depends: should vs may)
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From: Peter Palfrader <weasel@debian.org>
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Subject: Build-Depends: should vs may
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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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Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 09:25:19 +0100
From: Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>
To: 42052-done@bugs.debian.org, 83977-done@bugs.debian.org,
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Subject: debian-policy_3.5.4.0_i386.changes INSTALLED
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Installing:
debian-policy_3.5.4.0.tar.gz
to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.5.4.0.tar.gz
fhs.txt byhand
fhs-2.1.html.tar.gz byhand
policy.txt.gz byhand
perl-policy.txt.gz byhand
debian-policy_3.5.4.0.dsc
to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.5.4.0.dsc
menu-policy.txt.gz byhand
mime-policy.txt.gz byhand
virtual-package-names-list.txt byhand
policy.pdf.gz byhand
debconf_specification.txt.gz byhand
policy.html.tar.gz byhand
libc6-migration.txt byhand
debian-policy_3.5.4.0_all.deb
to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.5.4.0_all.deb
policy.ps.gz byhand
Changes: debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
.
* [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
* [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
* Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
Julian's fixes:
* Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
* Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
closes: Bug#86436
* Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
Julian
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