On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 09:04:41AM -0400, Gopal Narayanan wrote: > On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 10:40:11AM +0200, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > > I've done the ocaml-findlib package with 'export DH_COMPAT=3' in the > > debian/rules. > > Some user report me the impossibility of build the same package from the > > sources on a debian potato. > > The compilation fail on dh_clean that right report an error. > > > > If I turn DH_COMPAT to 2 all compile correctly even on a potato. > > > > So, why (and when) I have to use DH_COMPAT=3 ? > > The version of debhelper on potato does not recognize > DH_COMPAT=3. That is a feature in the debhelper ver >3.0. That may > explain the problem of building on a potato machine.
Is there any way of telling if we are building on a potato system or in a woody or unstable system in the rules file ? This could be handy for other kind of stuff also. Friendly, Sven Luther
