Bug#218893: Proposal: debian/rules.version file [Fix for the build-arch problem]
On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 01:25:37PM -0600, Luca - De Whiskey's - De Vitis wrote:
> > Yeah. If someone really thinks of changing the control file interface as
> > well, where's the guarantee that debian/ will be in the same place, and
> > that debian/interface won't stand out? I think that putting this into
> > the source section of debian/control is quite appropriate.
>
> Oh, BTW, debian/interface implyes debian/ exists. debian/control has
> always been a required file and debian/interface does not aim to replace
> or overlap with it.
The point I was trying to make is that if debian/control is not to be used,
then there must be a reason for that. The reason for that would presumably
be that debian/control may not be what/where it is now in some later
incarnation of source packages. And if debian/control went somewhere else,
then there's no reason why debian/ wouldn't go somewhere else as well.
Thus making debian/interface just as volatile, except that there's two files
to worry about (control and interface) rather than just one.
(FWIW, I've seen doogie mention thinking of moving debian/ to dpkg/ at some
point.)
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