On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 12:51:16PM +0100, Ingo Juergensmann wrote: > On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 10:44:42PM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: > > > > Bastian Blank worked on a database that handles all these build-deps on > > > the > > > central wanna-build replacement. The idea is to give out just those > > > packages > > Even that sounds too complicated. Really, each buildd can work this out > > on its own. Given the current packages files, determine whether you can > > meet all the dependencies. > > "Can" and "should" are different stories. > When there's a missing build-dep on one arch, it might make sense to stop > that package from being distributed for other archs, so they don't waste > their time on that. > You can't do that on a per buildd basis.
True. But even what I proposed is a big improvement on the current situation. > Same for supplying additional build-deps that have already been solved on > faster archs. Do we still do this? Aren't missing deps just sent back as FTBFS bugs? > Have you ever watched several buildds doing their work to give qualified > comments on that issues? If so, join the group at #multibuild... No, but I don't see why I shouldn't comment anyway. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]