Re: RFC/RFR: dh-exec -- Scripts to help with executable debhelper files

2011-12-16 Thread Gergely Nagy
Goswin von Brederlow writes: >> And for the record, I'm seeking input on the dh-exec implementation >> here. Keep the anti-executable-debhelper-foo thing in the other thread, >> please. > > But that is the actualy problem. The executable-debhelper-foo thing is > in many peoples optinion bad. > >

Re: RFC/RFR: dh-exec -- Scripts to help with executable debhelper files

2011-12-16 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Gergely Nagy writes: > Josselin Mouette writes: >> Well, thanks for making my point. Implementing these (useful) features >> in debhelper would be less pain to write and less eyesore for looking at >> the implementation. > > Perhaps. But the executable thing is what is in debhelper, not the > va

Re: RFC/RFR: dh-exec -- Scripts to help with executable debhelper files

2011-12-16 Thread Gergely Nagy
Gergely Nagy writes: > Vincent Danjean writes: > >> Le 15/12/2011 18:33, Gergely Nagy a écrit : >>> , >>> | dh-exec.DEADBEEF/etc/my-package/my-package.conf /etc/my-package >>> | examples/* /usr/share/doc/my-package/examples >>> ` >>> >>> As far as I see, this should cause no ill side-eff

Re: RFC/RFR: dh-exec -- Scripts to help with executable debhelper files

2011-12-15 Thread Gergely Nagy
Vincent Danjean writes: > Le 15/12/2011 18:33, Gergely Nagy a écrit : >> , >> | dh-exec.DEADBEEF/etc/my-package/my-package.conf /etc/my-package >> | examples/* /usr/share/doc/my-package/examples >> ` >> >> As far as I see, this should cause no ill side-effects, apart from >> strangely nam

Re: RFC/RFR: dh-exec -- Scripts to help with executable debhelper files

2011-12-15 Thread Gergely Nagy
Josselin Mouette writes: > Le jeudi 15 décembre 2011 à 18:33 +0100, Gergely Nagy a écrit : >> , >> | #! /usr/bin/dh-exec >> | etc/sample.conf => /etc/my-package/my-package.conf >> | examples/* /usr/share/doc/my-package/examples >> ` >> >> The syntax itself isn't all that bad. But the im

Re: RFC/RFR: dh-exec -- Scripts to help with executable debhelper files

2011-12-15 Thread Vincent Danjean
Le 15/12/2011 18:33, Gergely Nagy a écrit : , | dh-exec.DEADBEEF/etc/my-package/my-package.conf /etc/my-package | examples/* /usr/share/doc/my-package/examples ` As far as I see, this should cause no ill side-effects, apart from strangely named directories under debian/tmp. [...] Let m

Re: RFC/RFR: dh-exec -- Scripts to help with executable debhelper files

2011-12-15 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le jeudi 15 décembre 2011 à 18:33 +0100, Gergely Nagy a écrit : > , > | #! /usr/bin/dh-exec > | etc/sample.conf => /etc/my-package/my-package.conf > | examples/* /usr/share/doc/my-package/examples > ` > > The syntax itself isn't all that bad. But the implementation! OH MY! [snip] > Let m

Re: RFC/RFR: dh-exec -- Scripts to help with executable debhelper files

2011-12-15 Thread Gergely Nagy
Gergely Nagy writes: > For now, it can only substitute environment variables, and stuff > dpkg-architecture(1) knows about (yes, it will work just fine even when > $DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH and similar aren't available in the environment), > but there's possibility to add more helpers, as the need aris

Re: RFC/RFR: dh-exec -- Scripts to help with executable debhelper files

2011-12-14 Thread Gergely Nagy
Roland Mas writes: > Gergely Nagy, 2011-12-14 12:04:03 +0100 : > >> Hi! >> >> As a result of a recent discussion on this list, I started to prepare a >> package[1] that will hopefully make it easier and more straightforward >> to use the executable debhelper files introduces in 8.9.12. >> >> For

Re: RFC/RFR: dh-exec -- Scripts to help with executable debhelper files

2011-12-14 Thread Roland Mas
Gergely Nagy, 2011-12-14 12:04:03 +0100 : > Hi! > > As a result of a recent discussion on this list, I started to prepare a > package[1] that will hopefully make it easier and more straightforward > to use the executable debhelper files introduces in 8.9.12. > > For now, it can only substitute env