Hi, I am asking myself the following questions and am wondering if there is a policy covering the aspects:
* Are source packages of free software packages required to only contain source code without binaries (maybe with the exception of the linux kernel and its firmware blobs)? * Inspired by the following: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=350913 I am asking myself if debian source packages are (required to be able to) build offline? Or could it be that a package pulls in binaries/(source code) as part of the build process? Is Debian one of the "distributions having a strict "build from source" requirement. Packages are built in a restricted environment and are required to declare in some way what binaries they need to build. The network is not available" This would be something I would really like to know, since it is of strong philosophical value for me. I have already read some policies of the debian project, but could not specifically find a section covering those aspects. Considering reproducible builds becoming reality, that aspect is really one that is important for me. Thanks very much! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/2213774.hSPHtGL0S9@ubuntu
