Bug#17620: [AMENDMENT 98.11.01] Package build process must be non-interactive
[AMENDMENT 98.11.01] Package build process must be non-interactive
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1. Package build process must be non-interactive
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This has been already presented to the list and had been accepted, but
Christian did not have time to actually edit the file.
Currently, the packaging manual only says that the `build' target of
debian/rules has to be non-interactive. Since an interactive
debian/rules script makes it impossible to autocompile that package
and also makes it hard for other people to reproduce the same binary
package, the packaging manual should be changed to require that all
_required targets_ have to be non-interactive. The required targets
are those called by _dpkg-buildpackage_, for one. (Additional
debian/rules targets may be interactive.)
1.1. Deadline for tabling the discussion
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I decided to use a minimal period for discussion of one week, seeing
that the discussion has already been held on this issue for a length
of time. This means that the discussion on this proposal ends on
November 7th, 1998.
1.2. People Seconding the Proposal
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1. Michael Bramer <grisu@debian.org>
2. Shaleh <shaleh@livenet.net>
3. Martin Mitchell <martin@debian.org>
4. David Frey <david@eos.lugs.ch>
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[AMENDMENT 98.11.01] Package build process must be non-interactive
Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> $Revision: 1.2 $
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