Re: dh machinery and module how to export only given symbol

[Jerome BENOIT <calculus@rezozer.net>]

Thanks for your quick reply:

Meanwhile, I realized that I can modify the Makefile.am itself.

Best wishes,
Jerome

On 25/08/12 07:39, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Sat, 25 Aug 2012, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
> > Hello:
> >
> > I have  to build a module that exports only symbol with a given prefix:
> > in the pre-dh debian/rules , something as
> >
> > 	CFLAGS="$(cflags) -Wl,--version-script,debian/<PACAKAGENAME>.version"
> >
> > was use. I cannot figure out how to proceed within the dh machinery.
>
> With debhelper in compat 9 mode, it will set the various variables by
> using dpkg-buildflags.
>
> Thus you can use the facilities of dpkg-buildflags to extend such
> variables. See man dpkg-buildflags.
>
> export DEB_CFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND=...
>
> This is the recommended way nowadays. But in truth, setting and exporting
> variables should just work since dh will not overwrite existing
> environment variables.
>
> Cheers,