> I suspect the error is in /usr/share/dh-python/dhpython/build/plugin_cmake.py: > > return ('dh_auto_build --buildsystem=cmake' > ' --builddirectory="{build_dir}"' > > If I replace "{build_dir}" by {build_dir} in that file, the build > succeeds.
Is that safe? What if the build_dir contains spaces or shell characters? Perhaps the command should be single quoted instead, or the resulting strings should be escaped.