On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Julian Gilbey wrote: > > binary: binary-arch binary-indep > > binary-arch: apt libapt-pkg-dev apt-utils > > binary-indep: apt-doc libapt-pkg-doc > > apt: build > > libapt-pkg-dev: build > > apt-utils: build > > apt-doc: build-doc > > libapt-pkg-doc: build-doc > > But if you have a Build-Depends-Indep field containing packages which > are needed for the build-indep target, then the autobuilders will > fail, as they first run the "build" target and then the binary-arch > target. So unless dpkg and the autobuilders are going to consider > changing to support the originally-intended setup, there is no point > maintaining this distinction in policy. Of course, there is no > problem with individual packages doing this; it causes no harm.
No, they won't. The apt build and binary-arch targets don't need any packages that are listed in Build-Depends-Indep(as I have designed). Please think again, you are reading what I pasted wrong.
