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Re: new package proposal : CLISP


On Sun, 2003-09-14 at 05:10, Charles Wilson wrote:
> I think the setup.hint format allows build-requires, but I'm not sure if 
> setup.exe supports them -- or if it should.  What if I want to simply 
> download a source package to look at it, but not build it?  

Yep. The parser handles build-depends. And the GUI doesn't allow you to
say 'get the build-depends'. I agree that setup not download the build
depends unless requested. And even if it's not requested, having the
build depends is, and always should be optional.

Rob
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