Package: dpkg Version: 1.14.16.6 Severity: wishlist First, some background.
The Debian package cyrus-sasl2 can build the binary package libsasl2-modules-gssapi-mit, which supplies a plugin compiled against the MIT implementation of GSSAPI (Kerberos 5). However, some users wish to use the Heimdal implementation of GSSAPI. For them, the binary package is libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal, which can be built from exactly the same upstream source as the MIT version. However, both packages cannot be built from the same Debian source package, because it is impossible to build-depend on both libkrb5-dev (MIT version) and heimdal-dev (Heimdal version) since they conflict. Thus we've had to create two source packages that are identical except for the fact that one of them builds only the libsasl2-modules-gssapi-heimdal binary package. Could dpkg be extended to support multiple build passes, where each build pass would have a distinct set of build-dependencies? This would simplify maintenance of our package, and could also reduce the build time. There are probably other packages which could make use of such a feature. Thanks, -- Fabian Fagerholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
