Bug#561410: debhelper: dh_install -- Drop siffix .sh .pl .py on install

[Niels Thykier]

Control: tags -1 wontfix

On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:49:28 +0200 jaalto <jari.aa...@cante.net> wrote:
> Package: debhelper
> Version: 7.4.10
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> 
> Given file debian/package.install containing:
> 
>       program.sh  usr/bin
> 
> It would be nice if there were a debhelper setting to drop the súffix
> on install. Something like:
> 
>       program.sh  usr/bin nosuffix
> 
> That would install to:
> 
>      usr/bin/program
> 
> [...]

At this point, debhelper has delegated all such fancy handling to
dh-exec.  It does not support that particular syntax, but it does
support renaming files on install.

Thanks,
~Niels

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