On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 04:12:40PM -0400, Felipe Sateler wrote:
This is not a bug, but a feature[1]: CDBS never promised to support shell expansion of the control.in file - that was just the way build-dependencies was expanded until a safer approach replaced it recently.I think it is one of the key features of autogenerating debian/control, since it helps in automating the annoying parts of writing it.
Perhaps it makes sense for CDBS to generally support this feature of resolving build-dependencies using rmadison. Â Suggestions for syntax in control.in is most welcome.I think it's overly specific. A more general mechanism is best. I would suggest:1. (Re)Introduce some way to run shell commands from debian/control.in 2. Support arbitrary variable expansion in debian/control.in (not just @cdbs@).
Thanks for the suggestion. I will consider it, it thus keep this bugreport open - but must say that simply reverting is not likely to happen.
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