Built-Using vs Static-Built-Using

[Simon Richter]

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

[Otto Kekäläinen]

Hi,

Post by Simon Richter
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)