Hi! On Sat, 2012-09-08 at 17:08:34 +1000, Dmitry Smirnov wrote: > All the above problems may be addressed by using this package as > alternative to optional build dependency like in the example below: > > Build-Depends: libchamplain-gtk-0.12-dev | optional-dev, > libopenipmi-dev | optional-dev
As other have mentioned I don't think this package is a good idea, but then some of the cases this tries to address (the “optional” nature of dependencies for derivatives for example) would get covered by my build-profiles proposal in #661538, which as stated there might need proper discussion here, etc. thanks, guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120908160648.ga12...@gaara.hadrons.org