Hi Christian, Lukas,
> It does solve the problem (i.e. the error is gone if `usr/sbin` is
> present in the `dirs` file). According to the Debian New Maintainers'
> Guide guide, creating directories that are not created by
> `make install DESTDIR=...` as invoked by dh_auto_install is exactly
> what the dirs file is for [1].
right :)
> Also, running `dh binary --no-act` in the arpwatch packaging dir yields:
> $ dh binary --no-act
> (...)
> dh_installdirs
> dh_auto_install
> (...)
>
>
> Can you explain in which situations dh_installdirs will be run after
> dh_auto_install?
As far as I am aware, dh_installdirs in always executed before dh_auto_install.
This is also what the Debian New Maintainer's Guide suggests[0].
> I'd like to avoid messing with the upstream build system more than
> required. If dh_installdirs isn't the correct approach, maybe I can
> create an override_dh_auto_install target and create the directory
> there before calling dh_auto_install…?
I'd say using dirs is fine.
Alternatively you could probably patch the Makefile like that:
--- a/Makefile.in 2017-04-05 18:04:48.110827892 +0200
+++ b/Makefile.in 2017-04-05 18:04:48.106828088 +0200
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ zap.o intoa.o -lutil
install: force
- $(INSTALL) -m 555 -o bin -g bin arpwatch $(DESTDIR)$(BINDEST)
+ mkdir -p "$(DESTDIR)" && $(INSTALL) -m 555 -o bin -g bin arpwatch $(DESTDIR)$(BINDEST)
$(INSTALL) -m 555 -o bin -g bin arpsnmp $(DESTDIR)$(BINDEST)
install-man: force
Cheers,
Hugo
[0] https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/dreq.en.html#rules
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