Chris Lamb:
> Hi Niels,
>
>> a brace expansion requires a comma between the braces
>
> So, the implementation actually matches a test case in the testsuite:
>
>
> https://anonscm.debian.org/git/lintian/lintian.git/tree/t/tests/debhelper-brace-expansion/debian/debian/debhelper-brace-problem-6.install#n1
>
> Whilst the testsuite could be wrong (!) I just thought it requires
> double- checking. (Is this a dh_install vs. dh_link distinction…?)
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
That particular test is wrong. It would need a comma to be a true brace
expansion.
Also, note that dh_link do not do any glob expansion at all, so it
cannot have this problem in the first place. If you use a {a,b} in
links, then you will always get a literal {a,b}. That said, there is no
current need for literal {a,b}, so I would not bother coding support for
it right now. It would just needlessly complicate the implementation.
Thanks,
~Niels
