Build-Depends
Quick Info
| Fields with a List of Dependencies | ||
| Dependencies | Conflicts | Suggestions |
| Build-Depends | Build-Conflicts | Enhances |
| Build-Depends-Arch | Build-Conflicts-Arch | Provides |
| Build-Depends-Indep | Build-Conflicts-Indep | Recommends |
| Built-Using | Replaces | |
| Depends | Conflicts | Suggests |
| Pre-Depends | Breaks | |
| Ubuntu-Depends | ||
Build dependencies can be defined with the Build-Depends. This is used in source packages only. At this point we do not very well handle this field. We intend to delete it from all packages unless you are building a source package.
Note that the Depends also applies as the source dependencies (it is cumulative.) In most cases the Build-Depends will include packages such as wpkg-dev which you do not install by default.
The syntax is the same as the Depends field: name of the dependency, version between parenthesis, architecture between square brackets, multiple dependencies can appear separated by commas.
- 1. Kept in Source Packages only.
