On Mon, Nov 03, 2003 at 11:57:51AM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > On Mon, Nov 03, 2003 at 11:01:13AM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote: > > Well, regardless of whether we pick versions or listing available targets, > > why not do it with a new control file field in the source section? > > That seems logical, and avoids creating a new file. > > > > It's tangentially relevant that the .dsc and .changes files include a Format > > field that is a version number. Having a "Rules-Format: 2" field in control > > seems okay to me. > > Some packages generate the control file at build time (e.g. from a > control.in). We need to access the file before debian/rules is used, > and debian/control might not exist yet.
dpkg-source already requires debian/control to exist before it calls the rules file, so packages already have to make sure debian/control exists in their source package, even if they later change it. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
