Norbert Preining wrote: > this is the way the build process is set up by the upstream author, and > rewritting the whole build and distribution process *independently* from > upstream xindy is not an option
AFAIU, the "virtual package with a hash code in its name" concept, proposed by Sébastien, is something that is specific to Debian. No upstream package will include such a thing in its Makefiles and "make install" targets. IMO this is something that belongs in the Debian packaging. Bruno
