Bug#651393: debhelper: Add a script to expand multi-arch variables within executable config files

[Gergely Nagy <algernon@madhouse-project.org>]

Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> writes:

> Gergely Nagy wrote:
>> For me, it does matter, I wouldn't go against your wishes if I can avoid
>> it. So, thank you! I'll go ahead with the separate package then.
>
> I will be happy to mention it in the appropriate place in debhelper(1)
> once it exists and some packages are using it. Let me know.
>
> You might want to consider going with a /usr/bin/foo that is a compiled
> binary to work around freebsd's #! weirdness or a shim to the actual
> program.

#! /usr/bin/env /usr/share/dh-subst/dh-subst should work, I
believe. I'll double-check on kFreeBSD just to be safe, though.

I'll let you know if and when the package gains some user-base.

Thank you!

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