Package: debhelper Version: 11.4 Severity: important User: [email protected] Usertags: rebootstrap Control: affects -1 + src:japa
Cross building japa fails because the build does not run dh_auto_build and when it builds in dh_auto_install, debhelper does not pass cross tools to make. The actual bug though is not running dh_auto_build. As can be seen on wuiet, the last archive build of japa/0.8.4-2 did run dh_auto_build. It's a debehelper change that made it stop running dh_auto_build. Niels identified the cause: japa passes --sourcedir=source (an abbreviated long option) to dh. The noop promise handling does not properly handle abbreviated long options. Looking further, I think the overlap in options is quite unfortunate and contributes to the confusion: dh supports --sourcedirectory and dh_install supports --sourcedir (with a different meaning). I estimate that around 20 packages are affected: https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=dh+.*--sourcedir%3D Helmut
