On Wed, Jan 04, 2017 at 01:41:53PM +0000, Ian Jackson wrote: > Package: dpkg-dev, debian-policy > Version: 1.17.27, 3.9.8.0 > dpkg-source has a surprising and not-very-well-documented feature, > that it is possible to have in a `3.0 (quilt)' package a > vendor-specific series file, which is used only if the vendor matches > that of the running host.[1] > This feature is a very bad idea. I can see why people thought it > might be nice: it means you can use the same (or very similar) .dsc > (and perhaps vcs history) on different distros. > But it is quite wrong, because it means that the same source package > has different "contents" on different computers. > In policy: > > * Say that a package MUST NOT contain a non-default series file. > (obviously with an expectation that these newly-declared RC bugs > will not be fixed in stretch) > > (And the consequential lintian change.) > > I am not yet supplying patches for dpkg-source and for policy, because > I think deprecating this feature will involve some discussion. Seconded (the sentiment, and specifically the requested policy change - though I agree it's early to do this in Policy). -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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