Bug#604397: debian-policy: build-arch and build-indep targets are required

2011-06-06 Thread Bill Allombert
On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 09:38:31PM +, Roger Leigh wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.9.1.0 > Severity: normal > Tags: patch > > Hi, > > The reason for this is that we do our building using dpkg-buildpackage, > and while binary-arch and binary-indep are required targets used by > dpk

Bug#604397: debian-policy: build-arch and build-indep targets are required

2010-11-22 Thread Roger Leigh
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 12:45:28AM +0100, Jakub Wilk wrote: > * Roger Leigh , 2010-11-21, 21:38: >> I'd like to propose that build-arch and build-indep be changed in >> Policy from "may be provided" to "must be provided" in preparation >> for enabling their use. We've wanted to fix the root proble

Bug#604397: debian-policy: build-arch and build-indep targets are required

2010-11-21 Thread Jakub Wilk
* Roger Leigh , 2010-11-21, 21:38: Currently, Build-Depends-Indep isn't useful, I've heard this many times, but this is not true. B-D-I is useful and many packages use it successfully. I'd like to propose that build-arch and build-indep be changed in Policy from "may be provided" to "must b

Bug#604397: debian-policy: build-arch and build-indep targets are required

2010-11-21 Thread Roger Leigh
On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 09:38:31PM +, Roger Leigh wrote: > There's some history to this in #374029. Most of the information > about sbuild/buildds in there is outdated and incorrect. The only > sticking point to using Build-Depends-Indep and autobuilding > arch-all packages is the lack of sup

Bug#604397: debian-policy: build-arch and build-indep targets are required

2010-11-21 Thread Roger Leigh
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.9.1.0 Severity: normal Tags: patch Hi, As a goal for wheezy, I'd like the Build-Depends and Build-Depends-Indep fields to be fully functional and usable for autobuilding. Currently, Build-Depends-Indep isn't useful, and only Build-Depends is used in practice on