archcheck needed for depends_build and depends_run?

[Joshua Root]

On 2012-8-11 19:16 , Clemens Lang wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 07:02:21PM +1000, Joshua Root wrote:
>> It is needed in the general case; when it's not and it makes a
>> difference, use depends_skip_archcheck.
> 
> What general case requires it? Can you provide an example where it would
> be needed?

A port that provides only a static lib goes in depends_build. A python
module with C extensions may only require another python module with C
extensions at runtime.

> I can not use depends_skip_archcheck, because the lib dependencies
> actually need to be rebuilt with i386.

I don't follow. If they need to be a particular arch, how can not doing
the arch check be OK?

- Josh