Thanks, Your option sound like exactly what I need. The package using libasound2-dev during build only needs it if we are using Linux. The packages could possibly be built on a Debian BSD port or whatever in the future.
I apologize if my e-mail wasn't clear. The linux-kernel-headers build-dep is probably the sanest solution for my package, as it would cut out a lot of old cruft that has been hanging around. Are those archs (hurd-i386 netbsd-i386 kfreebsd-i386) defined by dpkg or another package like type-handling?? Thanks everyone :) Lawrence On September 15, 2005 03:26 pm, Adeodato Simó wrote: > * Lawrence Williams [Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:13:14 -0230]: > > I seen an example of a possible choice in xorg-x11 packages that > > Build-Dep on linux-kernel-headers, but I wasn't sure if I should follow > > their example: > > > > linux-kernel-headers (>= 2.6.13+0rc3-1.1) > > [!hurd-i386 !netbsd-i386 !kfreebsd-i386] > > > > In Debian, does this prevent it from building on anything other than > > Linux?? > > Of course not, read Policy. What is saying is, "this package needs > l-k-h to build, _unless_ we're on hurd-i386, netbsd-i386, or > kfreebsd-i386; in that case, it's ok that l-k-h is not present". > > * David Moreno Garza [Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:10:38 -0500]: > > On Thu, 2005-09-15 at 13:05 -0400, Kevin B. McCarty wrote: > > > Doesn't the type-handling package do what you guys are looking for? > > > > Yes, it does. And it rocks. > > No, it does not (rock). And, fortunately, it's going to die. If you're > curious what's going to replace it, check Guillem Jover's patch in > #291939 (last message in the bug). > > When/if it gets implemented, you'll be able to: > > Build-Depends: libasound2-dev [linux-any] > Build-Depends: firebird2-dev [any-i386] > > Cheers, > > -- > Adeodato Simó > EM: asp16 [ykwim] alu.ua.es | PK: DA6AE621 > > I went to the race track once and bet on a horse that was so good that > it took seven others to beat him!
