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Re: R³



On 04/02/2020 19:03, gregor herrmann wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Jan 2020 08:52:27 +0530, Utkarsh Gupta wrote:
> 
>> On 30/01/20 8:48 pm, gregor herrmann wrote:
>>> In practice it seems that some people have started to add
>>> "Rules-Requires-Root: no" to some packages. And lintian mentions it.
>>>
>>> As I like consistency :) I'd like to bring this up again: Do we want
>>> it for all packages? If yes a change in dh-make-perl and probably a
>>> mass commit [0] would be necessary steps. And/or cme?
>>
>> Ideally, we shouldn't go for a mass commit because we don't know if
>> everything would be working fine with it, or do we?
> 
> That's why I wrote "probably" and added the footnote to ask (probably
> not clear enough) if it's possible to detect when it's safe to add
> R³:no, or the other way round: when root privileges are actually
> needed.
> 
> Besides the question of a potential mass change in git: Are there
> opinions for or against R³:no as a default policy, as a default in
> dh-make-perl (somewhere else?)?
> 

I'm in favor of it. IMO, R³ should be used whenever possible.

Tanks for bringing it up again!

Cheers,

-- 
nodens


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