Package: debian-policy Version: 3.8.3.0 Severity: normal Dear Policy delegates,
there is currently a discussion on [email protected] with a strong disagreement on what the Policy specifies for building binary packages, and what it should specify. http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/[email protected] (I can prepare a summary if there is interest for this). In a first step, I think that it would be very helpful to clarify what is the build interface as of Policy 3.8.3. Currently the Policy specifies what the debian/rules file is, gives a special role to dpkg-buildpackage, and the build interface is extrapolated with conflicting interpretation among the developers. In a second step, I propose to go forward and open the possibility of an evolution of the constraints on the format of the debian/rules file, according to the consensus on what the build interface should be (which can be different from what it is as of version 3.8.3). This part is not independant from the discussion whether debian/rules should be callable interactively with no special environment variable set, or if dpkg-buildpackage should be the canonical tool for this usage. Have a nice week-end, -- Charles Plessy, Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
