Raphael Hertzog <hert...@debian.org> writes: > tag 575304 - patch > thanks > > On Sun, 28 Mar 2010, Jari Aalto wrote: >> Here is a patch for dpkg to check DH_VERBOSE and if on, allow displaying >> more information during patching. The patch is against: >> >> git://git.debian.org/git/dpkg/dpkg.git e170f70 2010-03-28 10:36 UTC > > I don't like this patch: > - DH in DH_VERBOSE means "DebHelper" and we're not debhelper > - it would be far more useful to always run patch in non-quiet mode, grab its > output > in a variable but only print it when the patching process failed > (The Dpkg::IPC API makes it relatively easy to implement)
Those who use debheler in their packaging could take advantae of it. dpkg-source is not run in isolation when doing packaging work. Turning on DH_VERBOSE would be a unified way for debhelper users. The change does not affect interfere other packaging systems. To "grab" output is not efficient. A full information is always welcomed in debugging situations; without as little manual work as possible. Jari -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
