On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 19:32:21 +0100, Niels Thykier wrote:
> I think our package helper tooling should just automatically aggregate all
> provided substvars of the format ${*:Depends} and append it the Depends
> field. Rinse and repeat for other relationship fields.
I very much like this proposal.
And:
> If you forget to add a susbtvars that you should added, it is a latent RC
> bug with only a warning from dpkg-gencontrol that you might miss if you grab
> a coffee while waiting for the build to complete. If you add one that is
> not provided, you get a warning from dpkg-gencontrol that will nag you when
> you *don't* go for coffee while waiting for the build.
I can relate a lot to this paragraph and would append: With or
without the coffee, each time I see a warning from dpkg-gencontrol I
have to think for some time about which of the two possible problems
is meant (substvar defined in d/control but not generated, or
substvar generated but missing in d/control), and that is really
annoying.
Cheers,
gregor
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