On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 03:19:21PM +0100, Paul Cager wrote: > I can use debhelper's "package-name.install" and "package-name.links" > config files to set this up, but then I have to remember to amend them > for each new upstream version. > > The rules file already has "PACKAGE" and "VERSION" variables (parsed > from the changelog). It would be really nice if the config files could > use variable substitution, so the links file would look like: > > /usr/share/java/$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION).jar /usr/share/java/$(PACKAGE).jar > > Would anyone else find it useful to be able to use variable substitution > in the debhelper config files?
You could always run dh_install with parameters from your rules file for this case. It doesn't need to source everything from the .install files. Now, do you want access to all environment variables, or a set of predefined Debian variables like $(PACKAGE) and $(VERSION)? Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
