[Mageia-dev] A question about BuildRequires and other RPM questions.

[Florian Hubold]

Am 28.02.2013 22:18, schrieb Dan Fandrich:
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 03:25:41PM +0100, Guillaume Rousse wrote:
>> Build dependencies are usually specified in installation
>> instructions. For humans, of course. You may also try to parse the
>> outpout of ./configure (or equivalent) script. In both case, there is
>> not garanty then every build dependency will get specified.
> The other way is to work backwards by looking at the install dependencies
> that rpmbuild discovered, or the NEEDED lines from objdump -x, and adding the
> -devel versions of those libraries. That won't catch any compile-time-only
> dependencies, though (like libtool, autoconf or flex) but it will give you
> something to start from.  Note also that some programs will automatically
> discover what optional libraries are available at build time and configure
> themselves accordingly. So, if you miss some BuildRequires, you might end up
> with a binary that works but is missing features.
>
>>>> Dan
Or you could try to use iurt, which basically does what the buildsystem does,
but it either needs a local Mageia mirror, or fast internet connection, or some
patience ;)

As the buildsystem can only be used by those with full packager accounts, iurt
is the corresponding alternative for padawans and everybody else.

https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packagers_Mentoring_Howto#iurt