Bug#819660: explicitly allow building automatic debug symbols packages not listed in control
Package: debian-policy
Severity: wishlist
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Hello,
The Policy implicitly indicates a source package should only build
binary packages listed in debian/control. At least, this is how
ftpmaster interprets §5.2, 5.4 and 5.6.19, when you look at the Reject
FAQ <https://ftp-master.debian.org/REJECT-FAQ.html> (search for
“debian/control breakage #2”).
Now, this is quite not compatible with the new debug symbol packages
<https://wiki.debian.org/AutomaticDebugPackages> that are now
automatically created.
Since explicit is better than implicit, I think §5.2:
>The debian/control file contains the most vital (and
>version-independent) information about the source package and about the
>binary packages it creates.
>
>The first paragraph of the control file contains information about the
>source package in general. The subsequent sets each describe a binary
>package that the source tree builds.
could be completed by:
>[…]
>
>The first paragraph of the control file contains information about the
>source package in general. The subsequent sets each describe a binary
>package that the source tree builds. All the binary packages have a
>corresponding paragraph, except for the possible automatic debug
>packages that do not require one.
There may be better ways to phrase this, but I think there is still a
need for some clarification about this.
Regards,
- --
Tanguy
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