Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Sep 01, 1999 at 04:47:37PM -0700, Chris Waters wrote: > > A simpler (though less comprehensive) solution would be to allow some > > way to pass the -g flag explicitly, through standardized variables. > > Something like: > > > > CC_DEBUG=-g dpkg-buildpackage
> This is possible with this setup already: > DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=debug dpkg-buildpackage Yes, yes, yes. The syntax of how to invoke it was not the important part. But something like CC_DEBUG would use simple variable substitution, not complex (and unportable) `if' tests and substring extractions. The CC_DEBUG approach might help avoid dependencies on Gmake. OTOH, one would need another option for install, and this approach wouldn't be as general. But it would certainly be simpler. *shrug* -- Chris Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] | I have a truly elegant proof of the or [EMAIL PROTECTED] | above, but it is too long to fit into http://www.dsp.net/xtifr | this .signature file.