On Sat, Dec 02, 2023 at 01:22:04AM +0100, Guillem Jover wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 4.6.2.0 > Severity: wishlist > > Hi! > > Starting with dpkg 1.22.0, it implements a dpkg-build-api mechanism > similar in concept to the debhelper-compat levels. > > You can check its documentation in the dpkg-build-api(7) and > dpkg-buildapi(1) manual pages. > > I think at least the part that involves the Rules-Requires-Root field > which in level 1 defaults to value «no» instead of «binary-targets» > should be documented in the Debian policy.
Note that I proposed that in bug #229357 in 2004, this was even fully implemented, commited to the VCS and finally reverted without explanation. I am still not sure why I suffered so much hostility over such a simple design. Cheers, -- Bill. <ballo...@debian.org> Imagine a large red swirl here.
