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Informational list of build-essential packages
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Description:

If you do not plan to build debian packages, you don't need this package. starting with dpkg (>= 1.14.18) this package is required for building debian packages.

this package contains an informational list of packages which are considered essential for building debian packages. this package also depends on the packages on that list, to make it easy to have the build-essential packages installed.

if you have this package installed, you only need to install whatever a package specifies as its build-time dependencies to build the package. conversely, if you are determining what your package needs to build-depend on, you can always leave out the packages this package depends on.

this package is not the definition of what packages are build-essential; the real definition is in the debian policy manual. this package contains merely an informational list, which is all most people need. however, if this package and the manual disagree, the manual is correct.

User reviews:

		Score	Comment
3 months ago	krotow	5	Linux software developers must have it. The best package for less fuss, when we need to compile tar.gz/configure based packages. And my work also depends from it hard.
8 months ago	alinourzad	5	a must for developers
1 year ago	trollboy	5	A must have if you want to compile software with as few headaches as possible. This does not include headaches caused by writing software....
1 year ago	RavS	5	Name is self explanatory!
1 year ago	plume	5	essential!
2 years ago	naholyr	5	One package to compile them all ;)
2 years ago	dalek	5	This is always the first package I install.
2 years ago	Sol_Badguy	5	Necessary to compile...
2 years ago	ChirmiPlay	5	Muy útil. Es el primer paso para compilar un kernel.
2 years ago	sigma-ml	4	This package is essential for compiling a variety of custom software, including libraries and languages.
2 years ago	punkrtekk	5	If you need or want to compile...:-)
2 years ago	onpduo	4	Small and useful!
2 years ago	inhuman_4	4	You need this if you want to compile anything.
2 years ago	rafael1990	4	Bem prático de se instalar as ferramentas básicas de Desenvolvimento!
2 years ago	pyronite	5	Necessary if you ever wish to compile a program from source (i.e. essential for most)
2 years ago	PoOg	5	pratique
3 years ago	Rich_Roast	5	Essential if you do plan to compile

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