Re: Go lib with demo binary

[Shengjing Zhu <zhsj@debian.org>]

On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 12:53 PM Tong Sun
<suntong001@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> When building my package
>   https://salsa.debian.org/suntong-guest/golang-github-jaguilar-vt100
>
> with `gbp buildpackage`, I'm getting the following error:
>
> E: golang-github-jaguilar-vt100-dev:
> arch-independent-package-contains-binary-or-object usr/bin/demo
> E: golang-github-jaguilar-vt100-dev: missing-dependency-on-libc needed
> by usr/bin/demo
> E: golang-github-jaguilar-vt100-dev: unstripped-binary-or-object usr/bin/demo
> W: golang-github-jaguilar-vt100-dev: binary-without-manpage usr/bin/demo

You shouldn't install this binary to -dev package.

See the example in
https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/dh-golang/Debian::Debhelper::Buildsystem::golang.3pm.en.html
And search "dh_auto_install -- --no-binaries" or "DH_GOLANG_EXCLUDES
:= examples"

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Shengjing Zhu