On Sun, Mar 23, 2003 at 03:17:54PM +0100, Robert Bihlmeyer wrote: > Richard Braakman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > What does dh_testroot solve in the clean target? Seriously. > > I've never understood why people put it in. > It gives a slightly more understandable error message, that's all. Which seems like a good enough reason not to forbid it. > Personally, I think someone who is entitled to become root should be > able to figure out what he has to do on "Permission denied" errors. True, which seems like a good enough reason not to require it. So, at the moment, dh_testroot in the clean target is not required, but not forbidden. We can see that there are good reasons not to require it and not to forbid it. So we're doing the right thing already, and I see no reason to discuss it further. -- Chris Waters | Pneumonoultra- osis is too long [EMAIL PROTECTED] | microscopicsilico- to fit into a single or [EMAIL PROTECTED] | volcaniconi- standalone haiku
