Bug#392362: [PROPOSAL] Add should not embed code from other packages

[Bill Allombert <allomber@math.u-bordeaux.fr>]

On Sun, Oct 15, 2006 at 10:44:10AM +0100, Neil McGovern wrote:
> > > +    <sect id="embeddedfiles">
> > > +      <heading>Embedding code provided in other packages</heading>
> > > +      <p>
> > > +      A package should not embed or include code from other
> > > +      packages. Instead, the package should be modified to reference the
> > > +      required files provided by the other package, and a Depends
> > > +      relationship declared.</p>
> > > +      </sect>
> > >      </chapt>
> > 
> > This does not address my concern. Every compiled C programs embed code
> > from the C library headers file but should not Depend on libc6-dev.
> 
> However, every C program doesn't ship with it's own version of the C
> library header files, which is what we're trying to avoid.

In that case, I suggest you change package by source package and Depends
by Build-Depends. Or am I missing something ?

In the example above, the binary package does embed code from the C
header file.

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>

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