[Accidentally sent this early before it was finished.] Roland Fehrenbacher wrote: > >>>>> "S" == Sven Joachim <svenj...@gmx.de> writes: > S> In addition, the packages in *main* > S> > S> * must not require or recommend a package outside of *main* for > S> compilation or execution (thus, the package must not declare a "Pre- > S> Depends", "Depends", "Recommends", "Build-Depends", "Build-Depends- > S> Indep", or "Build-Depends-Arch" relationship on a non-*main* package > S> unless that package is only listed as a non-default alternative for > S> a package in *main*), > > Hmm, what I intend to do conforms to the first sentence of the paragraph > (the packages to go into main do not require or recommend a package > outside of *main* for compilation or execution),
The *source package* would, though, and that isn't allowed either. One specific rationale for this: it must be possible for someone who *only* uses main to download the source, install the build dependencies, and successfully build the package themselves. Doing *that* must not require anything outside of main.
