On 2011-08-07 15:17 +0200, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Joey Hess wrote: >> Sven Joachim wrote: > >>> , compiler flags are not set at all for packages using dh-style rules >>> files, unless those packages are upgraded to debhelper compatibility >>> level 9. That does not seem to be an acceptable outcome. >> >> It's Not My Problem. Build flags are also not set for packages not using dh.
True, but those should not have relied on the buildflags being set for them. And dh recommends a 3-line rules file as default. > That could mean one of several things: > > A. Packages using debhelper compatibility levels below 9 should just > bite the bullet and use > > DPKG_EXPORT_BUILDFLAGS = 1 > -include /usr/share/dpkg/buildflags.mk > > B. Packages using debhelper compatibility levels below 9 are unwise. > They should switch to compatibility level 9 asap. > > C. This change to dpkg-buildpackage without enough time to adjust > packages would be a mistake and should be reverted. > > I find (A) believable enough, except it involves changing a _lot_ of > packages. Only (C) makes any kind of sense to me in the medium term, but this means that #560070 is not going to be fixed any time soon. Which is also the point of Joey's other reply. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
