Package: dpkg-dev
Version: 1.19.7
Severity: normal
File: /usr/bin/dpkg-source
Dear Maintainer,
It would help greatly if `dpkg-source` reported native or non-native
package type.
-dpkg-source: info: using source format '1.0'
+dpkg-source: info: using non-native source format '1.0'
There is no information about native vs non-native format in this wiki page
https://wiki.debian.org/Packaging/SourcePackage
Mentors FAQ explains it in a lot of detail, but still hard to understand.
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMentorsFaq#What_is_the_difference_between_a_native_Debian_
package_and_a_non-native_package.3F
`dpkg-source` code does explain the logic either. Detection of source format
relies on checking command line flags, and it does not make sense to me.
my $v = Dpkg::Version->new($self->{fields}->{'Version'});
if ($sourcestyle =~ m/[kpursKPUR]/) {
error(g_('non-native package version does not contain a revision'))
if $v->is_native();
} else {
# FIXME: This will become fatal in the near future.
warning(g_('native package version may not have a revision'))
unless $v->is_native();
}
https://salsa.debian.org/dpkg-team/dpkg/-/blob/09c9e02046f18f02bf3c3c2533bc557abfdc828c/scripts/Dpkg/Source/Package/V1.pm#L355
It would be nice to see a reference algorithm that detects different package
types. It would help people like me to troubleshoot issues with Debian
packaging faster.
https://github.com/openSUSE/obs-build/issues/633
I was not aware of the differences between native and non-native
packages before. Wish I could spend less time discovering this.
