On 9/10/07, Steve Greenland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 09-Sep-07, 02:26 (CDT), Sergei Golovan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But OK, I'll try to fix the package (setting HOME inside debian/rules > > should help). > > That's fixing a symptom, not the bug. What possible justification is > there for a package looking at the contents of $HOME during the build?
Erlang compiler reads $HOME/.erlang if it exists. It's contents may have impact on the package. If the compiler cannot read $HOME it reports an ugly error message (though it still works). But an additional tool which is used in wings3d crashes if it cannot read $HOME. So, setting HOME to something like $(CURDIR)/debian makes package buildable and consistent (it doesn't depend on $HOME/.erlang anymore). So, I think that at least for erlang-based packages it's better to redefine HOME environment varibles. Is there a better solution? -- Sergei Golovan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
