Package: debhelper Version: 10.2.5 Severity: wishlist File: /usr/bin/dh_makeshlibs
dpkg-gensymbols handles an option -a$arch such that "dpkg-architecture -a$arch -c dpkg-gensymbols ..." is equivalent to "dpkg-gensymbols -a$arch ...". Practically, the primary mean to call dpkg-gensymbols is through dh_makeshlibs. Passing the -a flag through dh_makeshlibs (after --) is a bad idea though, because dh_makeshlibs uses the host architecture on its own. This situation looks a little weired to me, but not too much. I basically see three options now: a) Have dh_makeshlibs gain a new option -a that behaves like the one from dpkg-gensymbols and passes it down. b) Have dpkg-gensymbols deprecate -a and recommend using the dpkg-architecture indirection. (reassign -1 dpkg-dev) c) Ignore the small inconsistency and close this bug as wontfix. I hope this bug is worth reporting it. Helmut
