On 30.09.20 22:45, Josh Triplett wrote: > [Accidentally sent this early before it was finished.] > > Roland Fehrenbacher wrote: >>>>>>> "S" == Sven Joachim <svenj...@gmx.de> writes: >> S> In addition, the packages in *main* >> S> >> S> * must not require or recommend a package outside of *main* for >> S> compilation or execution (thus, the package must not declare a "Pre- >> S> Depends", "Depends", "Recommends", "Build-Depends", "Build-Depends- >> S> Indep", or "Build-Depends-Arch" relationship on a non-*main* package >> S> unless that package is only listed as a non-default alternative for >> S> a package in *main*), >> >> Hmm, what I intend to do conforms to the first sentence of the paragraph >> (the packages to go into main do not require or recommend a package >> outside of *main* for compilation or execution), > > The *source package* would, though, and that isn't allowed either. > > One specific rationale for this: it must be possible for someone who > *only* uses main to download the source, install the build dependencies, > and successfully build the package themselves. Doing *that* must not > require anything outside of main.
Somewhat ironically not depending on anything but main is also true for non-free and contrib. (At least when you want it to be built by the official builders.) Kind regards Philipp Kern
