On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 01:42:17PM +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > If your debian/control contains more than one package, then the installation > directory is automatically set to debian/tmp. You should add a file > debian/ksynaptics.install that puts the files in the right place, or override > DEB_DESTDIR. I realize that this doesn't make much sense, but the > installation directory choice predates the debug package support, so we can't > change that without breaking stuff.
That behavior should be documented. Just for clarity: "overriding DEB_DESTDIR" would be to say "DEB_DESTDIR:=debian/tmp" in debian/rules? having foo.install which manually lists all files being installed seems awfully error prone. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
