Hi Niels, thanks for your explanation.
On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 04:45:54AM +0100, Niels Thykier wrote: > Marc Haber: > > while debugging a package build process, I would have liked to see what > > debhelper does with dpkg-buildflags. Setting DH_VERBOSE didn't give any > > results, so I chmodded dpkg-buildflags to 000. This shows that debhelper > > calls dpkg-buildflags but doesn't show that in DH_VERBOSE mode: > > > > [...] > > > > I think that those calls should be part of verbose output, and it should > > be shown what debhelper does with dpkg-buildflag's output. > My answer is going into several directions here. First off, DH_VERBOSE > (or --verbose) has conflicting documentation. I will amend that and > close this bug with it. My understanding is that the definition from > --verbose is prevailing, but I will check up on that. Thank you. At least I was able to move something in the right direction. > I hope this email answered your question to satisfaction and led you to > the root of your issue. At least it has given some insight. I should have looked at that include myself. Now I can find out why those QA chains complain that the package does not have evidence of dpkg-buildflags or whether this is a false alert. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Leimen, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 6224 1600402 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 6224 1600421