severity 480638 normal tag 480638 + wontfix thanks On Sun, 11 May 2008, Alexis Huxley wrote: > In changelog.Debian.gz I see: > > * Add build-essential as an implicit Build-Depends in > dpkg-checkbuilddeps. > Closes: #402901 > > which is clearly the cause of the problem. The assumption in > #402901's bug report (no package should need to state a dependency on > build-essential, since that dependency is implicit) is, as packaging > shell scripts proves, false. > > Further, the package description for build-essential even confirms that > it should not be a prerequisite for dpkg-buildpackage to function > correct: > > ... Moreover this package is not required for building Debian > packages. > > dpkg-buildpackage's run-time dependency on build-essential should be backed > out.
We expected that someone would file such a bug report when we added this requirement. But I don't see a good reason to revert the change. We want to ensure that packages are built in some consistent environment and that environment must have all "build-essential" packages and as such the check is useful. Installing build-essential packages is not "unreasonable". You'll have to live with this new requirement. Tagging this bug wontfix for now and will probably be closed later if the other dpkg maintainers have nothing to add. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Le best-seller français mis à jour pour Debian Etch : http://www.ouaza.com/livre/admin-debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
