Bug#480638: dpkg-dev: unreasonable dependency on build-essential

2015-07-29 Thread Guillem Jover
Control: tag -1 - wontfix On Sun, 2008-05-11 at 11:30:45 +0200, Alexis Huxley wrote: > Package: dpkg-dev > Version: 1.14.18 > Severity: important > 1) add -d to my calls to dpkg-buildpackage, or > 2) install build-essential > > Both are unreasonable: either I must sacrifice dpkg-buildpackage's >

Bug#480638: dpkg-dev: unreasonable dependency on build-essential

2008-11-18 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Tue, 18 Nov 2008, Guillem Jover wrote: > Hi, > > At the time I did the the build-essential changes I think I was not > aware about the new «Build-Essential: yes» field in the Packages > files. So I think this part should be changed... How so? The field in the Packages file is not available to

Bug#480638: dpkg-dev: unreasonable dependency on build-essential

2008-11-18 Thread Guillem Jover
Hi, At the time I did the the build-essential changes I think I was not aware about the new «Build-Essential: yes» field in the Packages files. So I think this part should be changed... On Sun, 2008-05-11 at 16:38:28 +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > On Sun, 11 May 2008, Alexis Huxley wrote: > > 2)

Bug#480638: dpkg-dev: unreasonable dependency on build-essential

2008-05-11 Thread Raphael Hertzog
clone 480638 -1 reassign -1 build-essential retitle -1 please update description since dpkg-buildpackage requires build-essential severity -1 wishlist thanks On Sun, 11 May 2008, Alexis Huxley wrote: > 2) assign one half to the build-essential people so that the text: > > > > ... Moreover this

Bug#480638: dpkg-dev: unreasonable dependency on build-essential

2008-05-11 Thread Alexis Huxley
> severity 480638 normal > tag 480638 + wontfix > thanks Ok, accepting that I disagree that making gcc a prerequisite for building shell script packages is acceptable for a moment, ... ... in that case could you: 1) split the bug 2) assign one half to the build-essential people so that the text:

Bug#480638: dpkg-dev: unreasonable dependency on build-essential

2008-05-11 Thread Raphael Hertzog
severity 480638 normal tag 480638 + wontfix thanks On Sun, 11 May 2008, Alexis Huxley wrote: > In changelog.Debian.gz I see: > >* Add build-essential as an implicit Build-Depends in > dpkg-checkbuilddeps. >Closes: #402901 > > which is clearly the cause of the problem. The as

Bug#480638: dpkg-dev: unreasonable dependency on build-essential

2008-05-11 Thread Alexis Huxley
Package: dpkg-dev Version: 1.14.18 Severity: important I build packages of shell and perl scripts using dpkg-buildpackage. Until recently this did not require any of g++, g++-4.2, gcc, gcc-4.2, libstdc++6-4.2-dev to be installed but now when I run dpkg-buildpackage I get: ... dpkg-checkb