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and subject line Bug#1087626: fixed in debian-policy 4.7.0.2
has caused the Debian Bug report #1087626,
regarding debian-policy: Please support building the binaries without requiring
fakeroot
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Package: debian-policy
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
X-Debbugs-Cc: ni...@thykier.net
Hi
Please see consider patch to remove the need for `fakeroot`
(packaging-only change; that is, it is not a normative policy change).
Without this patch, `debian-policy` will require `fakeroot` (or real
root) to assemble the debs even though modern `dpkg-deb` normalize the
ownership to root:root without needing `fakeroot` anymore. Note that
`debhelper` (dh_builddeb) does the heavily lifting in this case, which
is why there are no changes to `debian/rules`.
Best regards,
Niels
PS: It is also possible to do a few more minor tweaks to d/rules such as:
1) Replace `debian/compat` with a Build-Depends on
`debhelper-compat (= 10)`
2) Replace the `override_dh_auto_install` hook target with
`execute_after_dh_auto_install` (while removing the
"dh_auto_install" from the target).
I spotted those while reviewing the package anyway, but I left them out,
since they were not directly related to the problem I was solving. For
both, you would need debhelper/12.8 or later. Since oldstable has
13.3.4, you should be fine (only oldoldstable cannot satisfy the second
bullet, but it can still satisfy the first).
From b359973952c989faa1b1781aae37b3643822a5fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Niels Thykier <ni...@thykier.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 12:59:09 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Support assembling debian-policy's binary packages without
(fake)root
---
Makefile | 4 ++--
debian/control | 1 +
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0c8765d..b2d9746 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ docdir = $(datadir)/doc/$(PACKAGE)
infodir = $(datarootdir)/info
# Installation programs to use.
-INSTALL = install -p -o root -g root -m 644
-MKDIR = install -d -o root -g root -m 755
+INSTALL = install -p -m 644
+MKDIR = install -d -m 755
# Files included by debconf_specification.xml.
DEBCONF_INCLUDES := debconf/commands.xml debconf/priorities.xml \
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 09efe0c..93a3fe5 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Build-Depends:
texlive-xetex,
xindy,
xsltproc,
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
Standards-Version: 4.7.0
Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/dbnpolicy/policy
Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/dbnpolicy/policy.git
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Source: debian-policy
Source-Version: 4.7.0.2
Done: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
debian-policy, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to 1087...@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name> (supplier of updated debian-policy
package)
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Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:48:08 +0000
Source: debian-policy
Architecture: source
Version: 4.7.0.2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Policy Editors <debian-pol...@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name>
Closes: 1087626
Changes:
debian-policy (4.7.0.2) unstable; urgency=medium
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* Support building without (fake)root (Closes: #1087626).
Thanks to Niels Thykier for the patch.
* Add debian/debian-policy-*/ to .gitignore.
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