Re: [debhelper style] install target

[Bill Allombert <allomber@math.u-bordeaux.fr>]

On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 05:23:48PM -0400, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 09:17:25PM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote:
> 
> > As you see, all the dh_install commands are in the binary target, so in fact
> > 'install' do not fully install the package.
> > 
> > I think it is better for 'install' to really install, so that
> > we can make debian/rules install and look at where the files are put
> > so I would rather put the dh_installxxx command in the install rules.
> > 
> > What do you think of it ?
> 
> The 'install' target is a convenient way to separate the installation (from
> the perspective of the upstream source) from installation of packaging
> metadata.
> 
> So, upstream stuff is installed by 'install', and Debian stuff is installed
> by the binary targets ("build a binary package").

But what is the limit between data and meta-data? Does dh_intalldocs install data
or meta-data ? And what about Debian native packages?

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>

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