On Sun, 17 Jun 2018 10:10:21 +0000, nadavr wrote: > dh_install tries to run files listed in my ".install" file instead > of adding them when the ".install" file has executable permissions. > This also results in errors when listed files prompt errors in the > default shell interperter (why wouldn't they?). > Once the executable bit is gone, everything works fine. > I don't see any reason for this to happen, and no documentation.
It's on purpose, and it's documented in debhelper(7):
DEBHELPER CONFIG FILES
Many debhelper commands make use of files in debian/ to
control what they do. Besides the common debian/changelog and
debian/control, which are in all packages, not just those
using debhelper, some additional files can be used to
configure the behavior of specific debhelper commands. These
files are typically named debian/package.foo (where package of
course, is replaced with the package that is being acted on).
…
The syntax of these files is intentionally kept very simple to
make them easy to read, understand, and modify. If you prefer
power and complexity, you can make the file executable, and
write a program that outputs whatever content is appropriate
for a given situation. When you do so, the output is not
further processed to expand wildcards or strip comments.
Cheers,
gregor
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