On Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 03:52:46PM -0800, Don Armstrong wrote: > On Tue, 05 Jan 2010, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > > On 05/01/10 at 21:39 +0100, Joerg Jaspert wrote: > > > > > > > That's only true with the v3 format. If you stick with v1, you can > > > > patch debian/control at unpack time. > > > > > > > And in both cases, you are free to modify it manually during the build. > > > > > > Err, what? debian/control modified during build? Sure not. > > What is preventing it from being modified during the build? > Nothing besides seriously affecting mine and other's sanity if we ever > glance at such packages. DEBIAN/control is an entirely different > matter. No, it also breaks assumptions about debian/control that the buildds, the archive, and various supplementary checker tools (e.g., lintian.debian.org) rely on. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: Digital signature