[openssl-dev] [openssl.org #3735] [bug] Openssl transitive dependency to libexplain (minor)
Joey Yandle
dragon at dancingdragon.be
Sat Mar 7 19:00:26 UTC 2015
> Tardy is referenced in the openssl Makefile tar rule, which is there
> the dependency manifests.
>
> Surely you build your packages from the release tar balls? That means
> that this rule is never used.
>
Many package managers (including debian's, depending on the mode in
which it is run) will unpack a tarball, run 'make dist' on it, and then
build the resulting tarball. In those cases, tardy is properly a build
dependency.
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