Re: [PATCH] Lookup users and groups in root directory instead of on host

Hi! On Tue, 2023-03-07 at 13:05:51 +0100, Daan De Meyer wrote: > If a root directory is configured by the user, lookup users and groups > in the /etc/passwd and /etc/group of that root directory instead of the > host's /etc/passwd and /etc/group. > > This is especially important when building Deb

Re: dpkg -b allowed to build with a non-utf8 control file

Hi! On Sun, 2023-03-19 at 17:09:00 +0100, Juanmi Taboada wrote: > Checking documentation for deb packages, I read that the control file > should be UTF-8: > >- Reference: >https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html >- 5.1 Syntax of control files at the end: *"All c

Re: dpkg -b allowed to build with a non-utf8 control file

Thanks for the feedback. On Sat, 8 Apr 2023, 12:32 Guillem Jover, wrote: > Hi! > > On Sun, 2023-03-19 at 17:09:00 +0100, Juanmi Taboada wrote: > > Checking documentation for deb packages, I read that the control file > > should be UTF-8: > > > >- Reference: > >https://www.debian.org/doc/

Re: DEP 17: Improve support for directory aliasing in dpkg

Hi, On 08.04.23 04:35, Guillem Jover wrote: A little later, Simon Richter also looked into the problem (https://lists.debian.org/debian-dpkg/2022/12/msg00023.html), but remained silent after the initial post. Yes, I am quite busy, but it's not forgotten. I keep adding new test cases. * dpkg