Package: debian-policy Severity: wishlist Tags: patch X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]
HiPlease see consider patch to remove the need for `fakeroot` (packaging-only change; that is, it is not a normative policy change).
Without this patch, `debian-policy` will require `fakeroot` (or real root) to assemble the debs even though modern `dpkg-deb` normalize the ownership to root:root without needing `fakeroot` anymore. Note that `debhelper` (dh_builddeb) does the heavily lifting in this case, which is why there are no changes to `debian/rules`.
Best regards,
Niels
PS: It is also possible to do a few more minor tweaks to d/rules such as:
1) Replace `debian/compat` with a Build-Depends on
`debhelper-compat (= 10)`
2) Replace the `override_dh_auto_install` hook target with
`execute_after_dh_auto_install` (while removing the
"dh_auto_install" from the target).
I spotted those while reviewing the package anyway, but I left them out,
since they were not directly related to the problem I was solving. For
both, you would need debhelper/12.8 or later. Since oldstable has
13.3.4, you should be fine (only oldoldstable cannot satisfy the second
bullet, but it can still satisfy the first).
From b359973952c989faa1b1781aae37b3643822a5fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Niels Thykier <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 12:59:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Support assembling debian-policy's binary packages without (fake)root --- Makefile | 4 ++-- debian/control | 1 + 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 0c8765d..b2d9746 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ docdir = $(datadir)/doc/$(PACKAGE) infodir = $(datarootdir)/info # Installation programs to use. -INSTALL = install -p -o root -g root -m 644 -MKDIR = install -d -o root -g root -m 755 +INSTALL = install -p -m 644 +MKDIR = install -d -m 755 # Files included by debconf_specification.xml. DEBCONF_INCLUDES := debconf/commands.xml debconf/priorities.xml \ diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control index 09efe0c..93a3fe5 100644 --- a/debian/control +++ b/debian/control @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Build-Depends: texlive-xetex, xindy, xsltproc, +Rules-Requires-Root: no Standards-Version: 4.7.0 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/dbnpolicy/policy Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/dbnpolicy/policy.git -- 2.45.2
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