On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 22:31, Thorsten Glaser <t...@mirbsd.de> wrote: > from looking at the source package, python-numpy could be built > without the documentation without having matplotlib (which it‐ > self depends on python-numpy and a number of other things such > as GTK+2, Qt3, Qt4, wxwidgets) installed – in theory.
yes, maybe: but why would I want to do that? numpy needs mpl for doc graphs, so it has to be there. > The debian/rules file and the various READMEs however don’t > show how this could be done. It has recently been a trend to what trend? any references? > include “architecture bootstrapping” information in packages, > especially to break circular dependencies, but also for core > packages with not-very-strict B-D on others. It would be nice > to provide one. why do you need it? some arch bootstraping (you didn't say)? > (Also, README.source is wrong, and some other parts of debian/ > could use some modernisation.) Could you please provide specific details? generic assertions are not so easy to decode to exactly what you mean, and then fix errors. Regards, -- Sandro Tosi (aka morph, morpheus, matrixhasu) My website: http://matrixhasu.altervista.org/ Me at Debian: http://wiki.debian.org/SandroTosi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
