[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > Frank Küster napsal: >> "Jiri Palecek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > Hello, >> > >> > can anyone explain why gcc-4.2 build-depends on libgconf2-dev, >> > libxul-dev, libart-2.0-dev, libgtk2.0-dev, >> > lib32asound2-dev, libcairo2-dev, libqt4-dev and several others? It >> > seems quite strange (well, even >> > more) to me. >> >> Well, it builds a couple of binary packages that might well need such >> libraries. Without looking at the source, names like >> >> gappletviewer-4.2 Standalone application to execute Java (tm) applets >> gcjwebplugin-4.2 Web browser plugin to execute Java (tm) applets >> >> sound like good candidates. > > I don't think this is, er... wise. This means if I want to make a > (cross-)compiler, I have to install Qt, GNOME, XUL (which > conflicts: mozilla-browser) even if I'll never want to use java.
No, you haven't. The Build-Depends of a Debian package are not meant to be used for bootstrapping. You could just disable the respective stanzas in the control file, build your cross-compiler or compiler for a new architecture, and once you managed to build Qt and Gnome, you can enable them again. > Also, any RC-bug in these will make gcc not suitable for > testing. I think the same arguments as in Bug#360881 apply > here. Also, the same solution should be used (eg. split the > package). This, however, is a strong argument. Regards, Frank -- Dr. Frank Küster Single Molecule Spectroscopy, Protein Folding @ Inst. f. Biochemie, Univ. Zürich Debian Developer (teTeX/TeXLive)