Re: [rfc] Policy: -dev packages should touch all .h in postinst
Previously Karl M. Hegbloom wrote:
> I would like to discuss implementing Debian Policy with a rule saying
> that -dev packages must `touch' all installed *.h and *.m4 (etc)
> files in the postinst, so that any source builds that generate
> auto-dependancies will see the new -dev headers as fresh, and thus
> regenerate their .deps/* ?
Ewwwwwwwww. Most people don't include system includes in their
.deps list anyway which would make this a useless change.
> I've a couple of questions now... should installed files reflect the
> build time or the install time?
build time.
> Does `dpkg' and our packaging setups preserve timestamps?
dpkg uses the time as used inside the package.
Wichert.
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