Bug#457371: dpkg: please add the DEB_VARIANT build environment variable

2007-12-23 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Sat, 22 Dec 2007, Simon Richter wrote: the attached patch adds a new variable DEB_VARIANT to the build environment, which can be used to build different binary packages out of the same source package in different circumstances. I like the idea of standardizing on a variable name to detect

Bug#457371: dpkg: please add the DEB_VARIANT build environment variable

2007-12-21 Thread Simon Richter
Package: dpkg Version: 1.14.12 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch Hi, the attached patch adds a new variable DEB_VARIANT to the build environment, which can be used to build different binary packages out of the same source package in different circumstances. The most obvious application would be