Bug#980889: RFP: binutils-sh-elf -- cross binary utilities for SuperH bare-metal systems
Hello!
On 10/22/21 12:46, John Scott wrote:
> On Fri, 2021-10-22 at 11:18 +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
>> I had a look at the package and it throws a number of lintian errors. Are you
>> planning to address these or are they common for all binutils-$ARCH-elf packages
>> we currently have in Debian?
>
> I believe you're referring to debian-rules-missing-required-target and
> debian-rules-missing-recommended-target. In this case, Lintian seems to
> not recognize that I'm using Debhelper via the .DEFAULT target in the
> Makefile. I've filed a Lintian bug for this (#983539).
>
> If it's really bothersome, I could switch debian/rules from
> .DEFAULT:
> dh $@
> to
> %:
> dh $@
> but I personally prefer the former as a stylistic choice, and this
> would cover up an area where Lintian should be smarter.
OK, makes sense. Thanks.
> As for debian-rules-sets-DH_COMPAT, which is merely a warning, Lintian
> has this to say:
>
>> As of debhelper version 4, the DH_COMPAT environment variable is only
>> to be used for temporarily overriding debian/compat. Any line in
>> debian/rules that sets it globally should be deleted and a separate
>> debian/compat file created if needed.
>
> I don't set DH_COMPAT globally; I use it as a temporary override for
> dh_auto_configure, and my source comments explain why I do this.
>
> I would consider filing a Lintian bug, and still would if you'd like me
> to, but frankly I'd like to keep the warning around as a reminder that
> we should drop this hack when we're able.
OK, let me check this. I would assume that you just set debian/compat and
work with that.
Adrian
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