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Re: many packages fail to build twice in a row again



On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 10:41:07AM +0000, Roger Leigh wrote:
> The suggestion that "git clean" be a solution appears to have caused
> some level of outrage.  However, at least for '3.0 (git)', all the
> sources are known to git, and 'git clean' is a reliable and simple
> solution to the problem.

Apparently "git clean" isn't enough:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:30:53 +0100, Charles Plessy wrote:
> “git clean” and “git checkout” could be ran from
> the clean target of debian/rules

I've spent time trying to debug a package that mysteriously
reverted my changes before.  It's definitely not compatible with
the principle of least surprise.

Steve


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