Bug#351030: libmail-spf-query-perl: FTBFS: Missing Build-Depends

[Nick Phillips]

Julian Mehnle wrote:

>Daniel Schepler wrote:
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>>If I add netbase to the Build-Depends, the package builds fine [in my
>>pbuilder chroot]. 
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>Is it really necessary to list "netbase" in a package's "Build-Depends 
>(-Indep)" control field?  Or could there be something wrong with your 
>pbuilder?
>
>(Sorry, I have little experience with Debian packages that require a net 
>connection during building.)
>  
>
That'll be because they shouldn't exist. I'm not sure offhand whether 
it's ever made it as far as policy, but it's been discussed several 
times (sometimes in the context of trying to update sources from 
upstream revision control systems, sometimes for tests), and the general 
consensus, AFAIR, has always been "don't" -- if it's "only" a test, you 
should probably skip it.

I'm not sure what the feeling would be about trying to detect whether or 
not the requisite infrastructure is present and running the tests in 
question if so would be; probably still "don't" (as it will enable 
'someone' to detect where builds are happening).


Cheers,


Nick

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