On 2020-03-09 Sam Hartman <hartm...@debian.org> wrote: > I'm concerned about a leading . at least for:
> * the debian/tmp replacement > * the replacement for the package install directories under debian. > I think that maintaining those directories such that ls shows them will > be more friendly for new maintainers. > So I'd prefer something like debian/build rather than debian/.build for > at least those directories. I would like to add a strong AOL. Please do not use a hidden toplevel directory. debian/.build does not avoid clutter - it just makes it harder to recognize a cluttered directory. Not "stomping over any existing directories" is also a weak argument for ".build" vs any other name, neither has a guarantee that there are no conflicts currently. cu Andreas
