On Tue, 2023-10-24 at 17:57 -0300, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote: > Isn't it a bit extreme to repack the source because of a file that is > automatically generated, but is still distributable?
Indeed, it isn't necessary to repack source to remove generated files. https://wiki.debian.org/AutoGeneratedFiles The best option is to send upstream a patch removing the file from their VCS and tarballs so that it is always built from source. > I could instead set this file aside before building, force it to be > regenerated, and restore it in the clean target. That's similar to > what's done for the docs: a version of the generated html files is > included in the tarball but it's not used, instead they are regenerated > during build. If upstream has refused to remove it from their VCS or tarballs, I would suggest just removing it in the debian/rules clean target, saving and restoring the file should not be necessary. -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise
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