Re: DEB_VENDOR and forks
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
> > if vendor is Ubuntu:
> > foo
> > elif vendor is Debian:
> > bar
> > you face a problem when you meet:
> > else:
> >
> > What behavior should one use here?
>
> Debian should always be the "else" because it's the default case. It
> ensures that the lack of DEB_VENDOR results in correct package and
> also that any unknown derivatives get the Debian behaviour.
[ There are two difference things here: I agree that if no vendor is
set, Debian should be assumed but I don't think the choice of Debian's
behavior for unknown vendors is the right one, I think I'd personally
prefer erroring out to raise the issue, but that's only if there's a
sane way to handle that properly, which could be your DEB_VENDORS
proposal. ]
--
Loïc Minier
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