tags 605816 +patch
thanks

The attached patch points $HOME for the build at a subdirectory of the build tree (which is created in build and nuked in clean) allowing the package to be built by users with a nonexistent homedir and ensuring that the users homedir can neither affect or be affected by the build process.
--- suckless-tools-37/debian/rules	2010-12-04 21:50:49.000000000 +0000
+++ suckless-tools-37.new/debian/rules	2010-12-04 21:49:57.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
+export HOME :=$(CURDIR)/debian/fakehome
+
 SHELL := sh -e
 
 TOOLS = $(shell ls | sed -e 's|debian||')
@@ -9,13 +11,14 @@
 
 override_dh_auto_clean:
 	dh_auto_clean
-
+	rm -rf debian/fakehome
 	for TOOL in $(TOOLS); \
 	do \
 		make -C $${TOOL} clean; \
 	done
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
+	mkdir debian/fakehome
 	find . -name config.mk | xargs sed -i 's,-s ${LIBS},${LIBS},'
 	for TOOL in $(TOOLS); \
 	do \

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