Control: tags -1 moreinfo David (Plasma) Paul: > Package: debhelper > Version: 13.5.2 > Severity: wishlist > > Request For Comments > ==================== > > For the specific, special case where "Rules-Requires-Root: no" is > explicitly declared in debian/control of a source package which uses > debhelper and no overriding DEB_RULES_REQUIRES_ROOT environment variable > is set, dh_testroot ought to return successfully. In other words, for > such a source package, when all build dependencies are met, manually > executing > ``` > $ debian/rules binary > ``` > as a non-root user and without a DEB_RULES_REQUIRES_ROOT environment > variable set should result in a successful build of the associated > binary packages. > > Debhelper already parses the "Build-Depends:" header in debian/control > for what compatibility level to use, so it should be trivial to > additionally parse the "Rules-Requires-Root:" header to check for this > special case. If, however, a DEB_RULES_REQUIRES_ROOT environment > variable is present (such as for testing purposes), its value should > take precedence, of course. > > This proposed change would require a minor amendment to Debian Policy ยง > 5.6.31, in particular a modification of the final sentence. > > I believe that this change would be entirely backwards-compatible with > older build environment such as backports. I will no doubt be corrected > by you, dear reader, if this is not the case. > > [...]
Hi, I think I am missing a rationale / What problem are you trying to solve with this change/RFC?. Thanks, ~Niels
