Bug#688363: Document assumptions about the build environment.

[Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>]

On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 12:20:33PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
> Package: debian-policy
> Severity: whishlist
> Version: 3.9.4.0
> X-Debbugs-CC: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
> 
> Le Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 12:23:36AM +0200, Kurt Roeckx a écrit :
> > 
> > I think it would also be a good idea to have this documented in
> > policy if it's not already.
> 
> I totally agree.  I created a bug (see the number in the title)
> to track this suggestion.

I think "build environment" is not what we want to document, but
the environment anything that runs can expect.

This was about things like /proc, /dev/pts, /sys and /dev/shm
being available.  You normally don't need those to build something.
If people run into problems when those are missing during the build
process it's ussually the testsuite that has a problem.


Kurt