Control: clone -1 -2 Control: reassign -2 src:debhelper Control: retitle -2 debhelper: populates `Commands` for `udeb` Control: severity -2 important Control: tags -2 patch Control: forwarded -2 https://salsa.debian.org/debian/debhelper/-/merge_requests/156 Control: found -2 13.31
On 09/05/26 2:09 pm, Niels Thykier wrote: > Nilesh Patra: >> >> >> On 09/05/26 1:57 am, Nilesh Patra wrote: >>> Hi Niels, >>> >>>> Both `debhelper` (in compat 14) and `debputy` (in some integration >>>> modes) will emit a `Commands` field to any package with an executable in >>>> `/usr/bin`. >>>> >>>> The field was introduced to solve #638517. >>> >>> I was preparing a patch for this. Just one quick question: is this >>> applicable for udebs as well? >> I tried locally with netcfg. The answer is yes. MR sent. > > Thanks for catching that. > > That is a mistake on my part. The `udeb`s should not have this field, as > it will not be useful and just make the `udeb` larger. I will correct that. I've fixed the MR in lintian accordingly, and also fixed this in debhelper and you have an MR on salsa. Please take a look :) Also cloned this to a separate bug to keep better track of this in debhelper. Best, Nilesh
