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Re: Compiling Heimdal


On Apr 10 11:18, Achim Gratz wrote:
> Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin <at> cygwin.com> writes:
> > I'm wondering, though, couldn't the cygport script contain something
> > like this to give warning that the so-and-so devel packages are required
> > before building?  Does cygport support this already, perhaps, and I just
> > missed it?
> 
> Yes it can check for prerequisites and either warn or throw an error, but
> you have to put that test into the cygport file by hand.

Rpm spec files also have to contain the build reqs explicitely, so
that's fine then, IMHO.  Maybe we should just urge ourselves to utilze
this more often :}

Skimming the cygport manual, I just can't find the keyword to specify
the build reqs.


Corinna

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