Bill Allombert wrote: > On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 12:22:15AM +0100, Colin Watson wrote: > > > `binary-arch' builds the binary packages which are specific to a > > particular architecture, and `binary-indep' builds those which are > > not. > > Thanks for pointing me to /usr/share/doc/debhelper/examples/rules.multi > > What is the purpose of binary-indep?
Like he said: `binary-indep' makes the architecture _all_ package(s), if there are any. > The way I set up the Makefile > (like in example/rules.multi) when I do a debian/rules > binary-indep(or arch), the build target is made and the whole > package is compiled, so there is no big won to use binary-indep(or > arch)). Right. Which is why I seconded http://bugs.debian.org/72335 > Should I add a build-indep and a build-arch? qIf it save > time to autobuilders, I will do it. However I check out some > packages with -doc, and they don't happen to do it. I do. Peter
