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Re: Should python-build-system packages have native-inputs?
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Mark H Weaver |
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Re: Should python-build-system packages have native-inputs? |
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Sun, 29 Apr 2018 13:07:53 -0400 |
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Fis Trivial <address@hidden> writes:
> I'm confused, some native-inputs are for testing. They shouldn't be
> installed in normal case.
native-inputs are not only for testing. More generally, when
cross-compiling, any programs that must be run on the build machine must
be 'native-inputs'. Any programs that must be run on the target machine
must be 'inputs'.
Mark