* Lo?c Minier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> tags 376452 - patch
> retitle 376452 Build-depends on automake
> stop
> 
>         Hi,
> 
> On Sun, Jul 02, 2006, Eric Dorland wrote:
> > It appears your package does not use the automake package in the build
> > process. This is normal, as most packages don't require automake at
> > build time. The attached patch removes the build dependency.
> 
>  (I'm the interim Maintainer of libgalago; I'm trying to keep changes to
>  a minimum.)
> 
>  debian/rules calls the upstream "./autogen.sh" script when configure
>  isn't present.  I suppose this is particularly meant for snapshots.
> 
>  I checked <http://wiki.debian.org/AutomakeTransition> and couldn't see
>  whether you intend to remove automake1.4 or whether I should
>  build-depend on automake1.4 explicitely.
> 
>  (I already noticed that upstream still uses automake1.4 to prepare its
>  tarballs, but I didn't have time to question this behavior yet.)

automake1.4 will remain, it just won't provide "automake" or the
automake alternatives anymore. So just build-depend on automake1.4 and
make sure you run automake-1.4 and aclocal-1.4 instead of automake and
aclocal and you'll be fine. 

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