> DEBEMAIL=Maintainer Name <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > If this was specified, dpkg-buildpackage command will be > passed > with the necessary sponsorship option -mMaintainer > Name > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on building. Overwridden with --debemail > com- > mand-line option. > > What should this be for? If I sponsor someone, I would not set myself > as Maintainer. I just check the package submitted, build it with > pbuilder and debsign it.
This is the sponsorship option. I'm not quite sure if it was -k or -m that was currently recommended for uploading. > According to the following, pbuilder also looks within the user > enviroment variables for DEBEMAIL, which could really mess it up > (however I never noticed such a behaviour): That is due to the fact that the default pbuilder config sets a default value of '' to DEBEMAIL. I do notice that the manual page entry is confusing. I have updated it in CVS. regards, junichi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]