Bug#757246: please export configuration options which were used to build xorg server

[Yaroslav Halchenko <yoh@debian.org>]

On Mon, 25 Aug 2014, Julien Cristau wrote:

> > +   # save the configure flags so that packages like vnc, tightvnc, tigervnc
> > +   # know how the package was built.
> > +   ( \
> > +     echo 'xserver_confflags = $(confflags)'; \
> > +     echo 'xserver_confflags_main = $(confflags_main)'; \
> > +     echo 'xserver_confflags_udeb = $(confflags_udeb)'; \
> > +     echo 'xserver_vars = $(vars)'; \
> > +   ) > debian/xserver-xorg-dev/usr/share/xserver-xorg/configure_flags.mk
> > +
> >     # The udeb uses the same substvars:
> >     cp debian/xserver-xorg-core.substvars debian/xserver-xorg-core-udeb.substvars


> Would 'xserver_confflags = $(confflags) $(confflags_main)' be enough? 

I think so. Thanks in advance!

> I
> don't think I'd want to export our build flags, and I don't see a need
> to export the udeb's configure options either.

I guess I would not care indeed too, although I do not see really why
not to export them as well (just in case) -- but I am ignorant, so just
would rely on your assessment ;-)


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