On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 04:49:39PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > Package: apt > Version: 1.8.2 > Severity: wishlist > > When using the -b (--compile, --build) option to build the package, > apt-get should sanitize the environment, like what debuild does > (see the debuild(1) man page).
People generally have wildly different views on that. I do not think that APT is the right place to do this, as it means it will also need to provide a way to override variables. That's different from sanitizing PATH for system installs, as builds are generally something where you do want to set some vars; but for installs, we need a sane-ish environment. Using debuild if available would be an option too, but I don't really know if I'd want that. My general advise would be not to use -b and use either debuild or dpkg-buildpackage based on your personal preferences; optimally sbuild. -- debian developer - deb.li/jak | jak-linux.org - free software dev ubuntu core developer i speak de, en
