Bug#1002626: debian-policy: building packages should not require to be root
On 2021-12-27 17:54:24 -0700, Sean Whitton wrote:
> The sort of case I have in mind is an 'RRR: no'%e package that does not
> FTBFS when built as root, but does do so as non-root. I agree that
> that's an FTBFS bug, but is it release-critical? For a relatively new
> feature like RRR, I'm not sure it is, unless Policy says it is. But I
> could be convinced, and I agree with you that the sort of reasoning
> you're giving is a good way to think about this sort of thing.
I think that it should be release-critical: RRR may be new,
but removing the "RRR: no" would normally solve the problem
(this might not be the best solution, but it is at least
better than a FTBFS as non-root).
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