[Fedora-packaging] Re: Building a set of packages where some BuildRequire others

[Mary Ellen Foster]

On 30/03/07, Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm at atrpms.net> wrote:
> > Or is it possible to use the same SRPM to generate both arch and
> > noarch packages simultaneously? If so, that would make my life simpler
> > ...
>
> No, not in the same build.
>
> The question is now, do "ice-java" and "ice-java-runtime" both require
> each other at build-time?

No; the runtime requires the development stuff, but not vice versa.
I'm making packages right now in which the runtime builds its own
private copy of slice2java and uses it in the build process. This
seems to be easier as a first step than enforcing a particular build
and installation order.

MEF

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Mary Ellen Foster
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