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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