Niels Thykier: > Control: tags -1 moreinfo > Hi Xavier,
I am still waiting for input from you on the mail below. > Xavier Guimard: >> Package: debhelper >> Version: 12.9 >> Severity: wishlist >> >> Hi, >> >> I'm maintaining pkg-js-tools which provides a nodejs-module >> auto-installer. I'd like to automatically `chmod +x` files declared as >> "bin" in package.json. >> * I don't want to automatically install them to /usr/bin because: >> * `require` command is related to current directory, then nodejs >> binaries must be installed in nodejs dirs and linked to /usr/bin >> * I don't want to automatically link them all to /usr/bin since this >> will change packages during rebuild and can create conflicts (same >> binary names) >> * I don't want to "remove_command" dh_fixperms since it is not safe >> * I don't want to "insert_after" dh_fixperms since it will be launched >> even if maintainer sets a "overrides_dh_fixperms' >> >> For now, maintainers are using "override_dh_fixperms" but I think we can >> use more automatisation. Is it possible to write a dh_auto_fixperms >> target or giving values using environment variables ? >> >> Cheers, >> Xavier >> >> NB: sorry for my poor English, tell me if my query is not clear ;-) >> > > Would it be solved by dh_fixperms leaving the exec bit alone in some > directory and rely on pkg-js-tools's auto-installer to set that correctly? > > If not, is there a trivial way to determine which file should have exec > bit and which should not (as a "new" general rule to replace #953638)? > Or will this require nodejs knowledge (like parsing an upstream file)? > > > ~Niels > ~Niels
