On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Larson, Timothy E. wrote:

> Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
> > No. That is diferent. The original question was "... also make
> > packages of those missing dependencies that are built in the process?"
> 
> 
> A clarification, if I may.  Are the "intermediate" packages built at the
> end of the process, or as they are built?  I'm wondering if the
> dependency binary packages will still be built even if the final package
> fails to build.  I hope they would be.

Normally after each dependency is installed, it is packaged. (I guess with 
new "destdir" support, it could be packaged first before install, but I 
don't see the documentation on that.)