Re: debian build-dependencies for testing should be marked <!nocheck>

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+Subject: Re: debian build-dependencies for testing should be marked <!nocheck>\r
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+Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net> writes:\r
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+> hi notmuch people--\r
+>\r
+> debian/control's build-dependencies list a bunch of things that i think\r
+> are only relevant for running the tests (e.g. dtach -- and maybe emacs\r
+> and bash-completion and other packages).\r
+>\r
+> These should be marked <!nocheck> so that dpkg-buildpackage can know to\r
+> ignore them when trying to build with BUILD_DEB_OPTIONS=nocheck.\r
+>\r
+> This is called a "build profile", if you want to look up more about it:\r
+>\r
+>   https://wiki.debian.org/BuildProfileSpec\r
+>   https://bugs.debian.org/757760\r
+>\r
+> I'd send a patch, but i'm not entirely sure which packages are strictly\r
+> for the build-time tests, so i hope someone with more experience with\r
+> the debian package can mark them appropriately.  Thanks!\r
+\r
+Daniel and I chatted a bit on IRC, but for the record, other than lack\r
+of time, my current concern about this is how well supported\r
+build-profiles are supported on Debian stable. I haven't researched\r
+this, but feedback is welcome.\r
+\r
+BTW, bash completion is not there for the tests, nor is emacs (only) for\r
+the tests.  Emacs might be avoidable as a Debian build-dep (since Debian\r
+does byte compilation at install time), but would come back if we switch\r
+to "dh_elpa".\r