On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 10:51:26PM +0000, James Troup wrote: > Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> writes: > > >> > +Build-Conflicts: cpp-3.3 (<< 1:3.3.3ds1-0pre1) > > FWIW, Build-Depends on a >> version are much more buildd (admin) > friendly than a Build-Conflicts. The B-C isn't wrong, of course, and > the unfriendliness of a B-C for buildd (admins) is arguably an sbuild > bug, so you may not care enough to change it (or have other reasons to > not want to, etc.) *shrug* Oh, gah. Well, the main reason I went with this is because I'd still like people to be able to build XFree86 with older GCCs. Can you explain a little bit more about how Build-Conflicts are painful for buildd admins? I feel between a rock and a hard place here, since I do depend on and appreciate the work of the buildd admins to get this monstrous package built. At the same time forcing a versioned dependency on GCC 3.3 renders the packages inaccessible to some people. -- G. Branden Robinson | To Republicans, limited government Debian GNU/Linux | means not assisting people they branden@debian.org | would sooner see shoveled into mass http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | graves. -- Kenneth R. Kahn
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