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  • Built-Using vs Static-Built-Using

    From Simon Richter@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 14 06:30:01 2025
    Hi,

    I've been parsing a few package lists lately for nefarious reasons. Some packages have Built-Using or Static-Built-Using tags, which seem to
    serve the same purpose.

    Is there a subtle difference I need to be aware of?

    Simon

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  • From =?UTF-8?B?T3R0byBLZWvDpGzDpGluZW4=?@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 14 07:10:01 2025
    Hi,

    I've been parsing a few package lists lately for nefarious reasons. Some packages have Built-Using or Static-Built-Using tags, which seem to
    serve the same purpose.

    Is there a subtle difference I need to be aware of?

    I suspect the best summary of the situation is in the attachment in https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1069256#95 on
    Bug#1069256 (debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of
    Static-Built-Using)

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