Package: debhelper Version: 5.0.53 Severity: wishlist Some packages install boatloads of files and exclude boatloads of files. In order to keep track of that, dh_install --list-missing or --fail-missing is useful, but adding dozens or hundreds of exceptions on the command line is awkard. It would be useful to have a file, say, debian/not-installed that lists the files to exclude from the missing checks. Alternatively, an option such as --exclude-from to name the exception file would work. The idea is that the concatenation of *.install and not-installed would come out to be the complete file list that the upstream source installs.
I'm not exactly sure on the best interface for this. It might make sense to have a package-specific *.not-installed as well. The other question is whether this file should be an exact equivalent to specifying -X on the command line or whether it should apply only to the missing check. The former would probably make more sense. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
