On Tue, Feb 10, 2026 at 10:34:18AM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > Bill Allombert <[email protected]> writes: > > On Mon, Feb 09, 2026 at 10:40:20AM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > > >> For example, if we add new flags for reproducible builds, the packages > >> that don't use dpkg-buildflags really should pick those up, because > >> reproducible builds is a general distribution goal. "Should," not > >> "must," but it feels to me like should is appropriate here. > > > But then tracking Debian policy is sufficient (and mandatory already), > > so tracking dpkg-buildflags is not needed. > > Hm, am I missing something? I don't see any mention of, e.g., > -ffile-prefix-map in Debian Policy. So far as I know, that is tracked > primarily in dpkg-buildflags.
Reproducible build is required by policy, while -ffile-prefix-map is a mean to that end, not a goal in itself. We could update Debian policy to mandate the effect provided by -ffile-prefix-map (reproducible filename in log) more precisely than just mandating reproducible build (which is not well-specified in Debian policy). Cheers, -- Bill. <[email protected]> Imagine a large red swirl here.
