Re: dpkg changes and queries - the answers to your questions

[Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>]

On Tue, 24 Sep 1996, Heiko Schlittermann wrote:

> Dale Scheetz wrote:
> : 
> : On Mon, 23 Sep 1996, Heiko Schlittermann wrote:
> : > 
> : >         withecho $rootcommand "debian/rules clean"
> : > If I did no mistakes it worked for me.
> : 
> : When I installed Michael's "quote patch" the next time I tried to run
> : dpkg-buildpackage I got was informed that debian/rules did not exist.
> : Removing the quotes got it working again.
> 
> Near the start of dpkg-buildpackage there's a line
> 
>         rootcommand=''
> 
> change it to
> 
>         rootcommand='eval'
> 
> and put in Michels quoting.
> 
> This _should_ work.
> 
I can certainly do this. The question is: What purpose is served by the
quotes? It works fine for me without them.

Thanks,

Dwarf

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