bug1 wrote: > It would be cool if packages had better support for build dependencies > so its easier/more reliable to build from source.
Something like this? Source: gri Section: math Priority: optional Maintainer: Peter S Galbraith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Build-Depends: debhelper, netcdfg-dev, tetex-bin, texinfo Build-Depends-Indep: debhelper, tetex-bin, texinfo, imagemagick, info, gs, gsfon ts Standards-Version: 3.1.1 > There would probably have to be a set of source base packages defined > somewhere that are required as a base for building, but not a base for > regular usage as base is currently defined. Something like this? http://www.debian.org/Packages/unstable/devel/build-essential.html > Better support for building from source could be very handy as the > number of architectures increases. > Maybe we could even have support in the installer to build from source, Something like this? # apt-get source --compile gri Or have I missed something? Peter