On Dec 17, 2009, at 5:54 AM, Max Horn wrote: > Hi there, > > gettext-tools was updated, so I wanted to rebuild it, and stumbled (as > with libgettext recently) over > BuildConflicts: ccache-default, distcc-default > > Is this really still necessary? My hope is that it can be removed > without a trace, just as with libgettext. It built just fine for me > without the BC. My only concern for this (and libgettext) is whether > those lines might be important for bootstrapping or upgrades from > older systems ? > > Unfortunately, once again there is no explanation in .info file as to > why the BC was added. Once again, it was Ben (RangerRick) who added > this 2007/03/14 with commit message "gettext is ccache/distcc- > unfriendly". :-) > > > At this point, I really would like to urge everybody to document > things like (build)conflicts and patches (why is a patch necessary? > what is it doing) in the DescPackaging / DescPort fields of > their .info file -- it can be invaluable for future maintainers > (including yourself -- it can be surprisingly difficult for yourself > to figure out why you did something a couple months later ;). > (Note: I don't claim to be great in documenting my packages either, > but I am trying to improve). > > Cheers, > Max
Hi Max, I just tried it with the BuildConflicts commented out and it built (and rebuilt) fine. I agree it should be safe to do away with it, just like with libgettext8. Daniel
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