Re: How to remove build dependencies ("apt-get build-dep") automatically?

[Deephay <tudoxxx@gmail.com>]

On 11/22/06, Kevin Mark <kevin.mark@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 22, 2006 at 01:33:08PM +0800, Deephay wrote:
> > Greetings all,
> >
> > Since I have to add a missed configure option in the debian/rules of a
> > package, so I used "apt-get build-dep xxx" and "apt-get source xxx" in
> > order to build the package, the  "apt-get build-dep" installed a lot
> > of build-dep packages and I want to know that is there a way to purge
> > them? They have no further uses and seems they will not be purged
> > automatically.
> >
> > Thanks,
> Hi Deephay,
> Here is an UNTESTED hack I just made:
> apt-get remove $(apt-get --simulate build-dep xxx|grep "^Inst"|awk '{print $2}')
> note that it will remove all build-dep of xxx, even in you wanted to
> keep any.
> Cheers,
> Kev
Thanks Kevin, I did not notice there is a --simulate option, that is
helpful, so apt-get cannot handle this job itself?

Cheers,
Deephay
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