On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 09:50:48AM +0100, Raphael Hertzog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, 18 Jun 2007, Josselin Mouette wrote: > > Le dimanche 17 juin 2007 à 15:00 +0100, Raphael Hertzog a écrit : > > > - we have different levels of check that can make dpkg-gensymbols fail > > > (with option -c<level>). By default level 1 is activated, it will fail > > > if some symbols disappeared. Level 2 will also fail if new symbols are > > > introduced without prior update of the debian/symbols file. Level 3 and > > > 4 > > > introduce additional checks about new/disappearing libraries in the > > > package. > > > > I still don't understand why you insist on making level 1 the default. > > The symbols file *must* be updated when new symbols or libraries are > > introduced, which means level at least 3 must be the default. > > The generated file is updated... and the file in the source package > doesn't need to be updated so often. Additionnaly you can avoid having to > rebuild once knowing that it will fail... let the build update the > generated file, get the diff from the build log and commit it in your > repository so that it will be used for the next upload. > > If your build is rather large, it can make sense.
No, it doesn't. Files in the debian/ directory should not be modified during the build. The correct file should already be in the .diff.gz. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
