lin --opts propagate into dependencies - bug or feature?

[Duncan Gibson]

As I want to use texmaker/lyx I need to install qt4, but it's proving
a little troublesome on this 64-bit box. The box basically has xfce4
on it, and I've tried to install as few optional modules as possible,
especially those from kde/gnome.

Therefore during the configure stage of qt4 (4.8.2) I've said no to
both the internal qt phonon, and the external (for kde) but then the
compilation exits with:

  Phonon support cannot be enabled due to functionality tests!
   Turn on verbose messaging (-v) to ./configure to see the final report.
   If you believe this message is in error you may use the continue
   switch (-continue) to ./configure to continue.
  Creating /var/log/lunar/compile/qt4-4.8.2.bz2

If then run 'lin -rc --opts "-continue" qt4' it fails instead with:

  Project ERROR: Package gstreamer-app-0.10 not found
  make[1]: *** [WebCore/Makefile.WebKit] Error 2
  make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
  Project ERROR: Package gstreamer-app-0.10 not found
  make[1]: *** [WebKit/qt/Makefile.WebKit.QtWebKit] Error 2
  make[1]: Leaving directory
`/usr/src/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.2/src/3rdparty/webkit/Source'
  make: *** [sub-webkit-make_default-ordered] Error 2
  Creating /var/log/lunar/compile/qt4-4.8.2.bz2

even though gstreamer-10 (0.10.36) is installed. If I try again, this
time saying y to the qt4 optional_depend for gst-plugins-base, I get:

  Checking dependencies for qt4
  Checking dependencies for gst-plugins-base
  Building gst-plugins-base version 0.10.36
  configure: error: unrecognized option: `-continue'
  Try `./configure --help' for more information
  Creating /var/log/lunar/compile/gst-plugins-base-0.10.36.bz2

so the -continue option was passed from 'lin qt4' to gst-plugins-base.

Is this a bug, or is this intended behaviour?

D.

PS. gst-plugins-base built successfully on its own