> As discussed during DebConf, I'd like to propose a new release goal: > Packages should not only build in clean chroots, but also in non-clean > environments. Specifically, adding extra packages from the archive > into the build environment (that are not in Build-Conflicts) should > not affect the resulting package in any noticeable way.
Also, you should consider build systems which switch using the alternatives system. Debian Java policy says that debian/rules must specify the build system to use explicitly, but there are a number of packages which don't. These will build if only their build-depends are installed or if their build system is the current alternative, but not if they were installed in a different order. Matt -- Matthew Johnson
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