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Bug#527871: marked as done (Update information about DEB_*_ARCH variables)



Your message dated Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:32:08 +0000
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and subject line Bug#527871: fixed in debian-policy 3.8.3.0
has caused the Debian Bug report #527871,
regarding Update information about DEB_*_ARCH variables
to be marked as done.

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Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.8.1.0
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch

Hi!

Recommend using the DEB_*_ARCH_CPU and DEB_*_ARCH_OS variables instead
of the GNU style ones. And mention that the latter are mostly intended
for use with upstream build systems, and not Debian packaging.

regards,
guillem

---
 policy.sgml |   12 ++++++++++--
 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 144cbfb..b42afe9 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -1986,6 +1986,12 @@
 		<tt>DEB_*_ARCH</tt> (the Debian architecture)
 	    </item>
 	    <item>
+		<tt>DEB_*_ARCH_CPU</tt> (the Debian CPU name)
+	    </item>
+	    <item>
+		<tt>DEB_*_ARCH_OS</tt> (the Debian System name)
+	    </item>
+	    <item>
 		<tt>DEB_*_GNU_TYPE</tt> (the GNU style architecture
 		specification string)
 	    </item>
@@ -2013,8 +2019,10 @@
 	  It is important to understand that the <tt>DEB_*_ARCH</tt>
 	  string only determines which Debian architecture we are
 	  building on or for. It should not be used to get the CPU
-	  or system information; the GNU style variables should be
-	  used for that.
+	  or system information; the <tt>DEB_*_ARCH_CPU</tt> and
+	  <tt>DEB_*_ARCH_OS</tt> variables should be used for that.
+	  GNU style variables should generally only be used with upstream
+	  build systems.
 	</p>
 
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Source: debian-policy
Source-Version: 3.8.3.0

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
debian-policy, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

debian-policy_3.8.3.0.dsc
  to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.8.3.0.dsc
debian-policy_3.8.3.0.tar.gz
  to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.8.3.0.tar.gz
debian-policy_3.8.3.0_all.deb
  to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.8.3.0_all.deb



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 527871@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> (supplier of updated debian-policy package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:13:26 -0700
Source: debian-policy
Binary: debian-policy
Architecture: source all
Version: 3.8.3.0
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian Policy List <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
Description: 
 debian-policy - Debian Policy Manual and related documents
Closes: 493007 514919 519941 522217 525190 527871 529771 530967 533577 533852 534408 537707 538665 539389 541537
Changes: 
 debian-policy (3.8.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * Policy: Bring Architecture description in line with dpkg-source
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
     Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
     Closes: #530967
   * Policy: Update information about DEB_*_ARCH variables
     Wording: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Seconded: Andrew McMillan <andrew@morphoss.com>
     Closes: #527871
   * Policy: Remove support for uploads to multiple distributions
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
     Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
     Closes: #514919
   * Policy: Remove permission for packages to modify ld.so.conf
     Wording: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Seconded: Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be>
     Seconded: Adeodato Simó <dato@net.com.org.es>
     Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
     Closes: #519941
   * Policy: Clarify X installation directory handling
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
     Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
     Closes: #522217
   * Policy: Localized man pages should be up-to-date or warn
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
     Closes: #493007
   * Policy: Remove restriction on manual page character encoding
     Wording: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@golden-gryphon.com>
     Closes: #537707
   * Policy: Allow Binary field to span multiple lines
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Seconded: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
     Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
     Closes: #533852
   * Policy: Revise info requirements for triggerized install-info
     Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
     Seconded: Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
     Closes: #538665
   * Perl Policy: Remove obsolete dependency requirements
     Wording: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
     Seconded: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
     Closes: #525190
   * Breaks is now supported by the stable release of dpkg, so drop
     warnings against its use.  Thanks, Steve Langasek.  (Closes: #533577)
   * Add references to the sections on Breaks and Conflicts to the section
     on binary dependencies.  Thanks, Frank Küster.  (Closes: #529771)
   * Clarify the units of Installed-Size and document that it is an
     approximation.  Thanks, Martin Dorey.  (Closes: #534408)
   * Don't suggest calling dpkg-statoverride --remove unconditionally in
     the postrm script.  Thanks, Patrick Schoenfeld.  (Closes: #539389)
   * Explain that the copyright dates are for the original Policy manual
     and that there is no updated list of copyright holders for subsequent
     revisions available.  (Partly addresses #47438)
   * Clarify the description of the Files control field and add examples.
   * Change the wording of the Description and Changes field specifications
     for *.changes files to more closely match the wording for Files and
     add more details about the contents of the Description field in
     a *.changes file.
   * Merge the package name syntax requirements between the Package and
     Source field descriptions.
   * Say that sensible-editor and sensible-pager are provided by the
     sensible-utils package, not by the base system.  Thanks, Clint Adams
     and Steve Langasek.  (Closes: #541537)
   * Document that control field values are case-sensitive unless the field
     description says otherwise.
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