Bug#78014: PROPOSAL] dpkg Build Directory

2000-11-26 Thread Chris Waters
On Sat, Nov 25, 2000 at 11:48:41PM -0500, Eric Gillespie Jr. wrote: > Let me start by saying that i am not in any way attached to this > specific amendment to policy. What i would like is to be able to > cause the files that are normally placed in the parent directory > while building a package to

Bug#78014: PROPOSAL] dpkg Build Directory

2000-11-25 Thread Anthony Towns
On Sat, Nov 25, 2000 at 11:48:41PM -0500, Eric Gillespie Jr. wrote: > Let me start by saying that i am not in any way attached to this > specific amendment to policy. What i would like is to be able to > cause the files that are normally placed in the parent directory > while building a package to

Bug#78014: [PROPOSAL] dpkg Build Directory

2000-11-25 Thread Eric Gillespie Jr.
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.2.1.0 Severity: normal Let me start by saying that i am not in any way attached to this specific amendment to policy. What i would like is to be able to cause the files that are normally placed in the parent directory while building a package to be placed instead

PROPOSAL: dpkg Build Directory

2000-11-22 Thread Eric Gillespie, Jr.
Let me start by saying that i am not in any way attached to this specific amendment to policy. What i would like is to be able to cause the files that are normally placed in the parent directory while building a package to be placed instead in some other directory. An environment variable would be