Re: Question about build dependencies.

[Ola Lundqvist <opal@debian.org>]

On Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 06:42:37PM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote:
> In Mon, 17 Dec 2001 22:43:31 +0100 Ola cum veritate scripsit :
> 
> > I think the policy have to be clearified on this matter. Maybe add a new
> > paragraph that says something like (at the bottom of chapter 2.4.2.
> > 
> > "Dependencies other than binary packages can not be assumed, including
> > network connection and other external hardware."
> 
> Hm... 
> 
> How about "package in main must be buildable within main" which
> the policy seems to already say.
> 
> This logic has a flaw, as this does not forbid 
> doing "apt-get source" to obtain other packages' source,
> which many people seem to dislike.
> 

There is one more flaw that that is that it only talks about
packages. Well it is not a flaw but you can misunderstand it
like I did. :)

Regards,

// Ola

> 
> 2.1.2. The main section
> -----------------------
> 
>      Every package in _main_ and _non-US/main_ must comply with the DFSG
>      (Debian Free Software Guidelines).
> 
>      In addition, the packages in _main_
>         * must not require a package outside of _main_ for compilation or
>           execution (thus, the package must not declare a "Depends",
>           "Recommends", or "Build-Depends" relationship on a non-_main_
>           package),
>         * must not be so buggy that we refuse to support them, and
>         * must meet all policy requirements presented in this manual.
> 
> 
> 
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