Re: problems updating math/py-rpy package

[Jonathan Perkin <jperkin%joyent.com@localhost>]

* On 2015-04-30 at 05:16 BST, Brook Milligan wrote:

> On Apr 29, 2015, at 1:02 AM, Jonathan Perkin wrote:
> > Buildlink must be used when a package provides headers and libraries
> > to be used by other packages.  DEPENDS for everything else.
>
> That seems reasonably straightforward; however, what are things like
> python packages that are libraries of files relied upon by other
> packages?  Or does "headers and libraries" only apply in the sense
> of compiled, for example, C code?

Compiled code.  Headers and libraries need to be buildlinked to make
them available to the compiler tools.  If they aren't buildlinked then
the wrappers will (should!) ensure that they can't be found even if
they are installed.

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