It has come to my attention that a number of packages edit source files (i.e. non-generated files in the source directory tree) in the "clean" target of debian/rules.
Policy is mostly silent on this issue. There's a requirement that "build, clean" is a no-op, but dpkg-buildpackage actually executes "clean, build" or just "clean". Nevertheless, I think this is an RC bug. (It is surprisingly difficult to release minimal security updates for packages with this behavior. This is my main concern.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
