On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 05:23:48PM -0400, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 09:17:25PM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote: > > > As you see, all the dh_install commands are in the binary target, so in fact > > 'install' do not fully install the package. > > > > I think it is better for 'install' to really install, so that > > we can make debian/rules install and look at where the files are put > > so I would rather put the dh_installxxx command in the install rules. > > > > What do you think of it ? > > The 'install' target is a convenient way to separate the installation (from > the perspective of the upstream source) from installation of packaging > metadata. > > So, upstream stuff is installed by 'install', and Debian stuff is installed > by the binary targets ("build a binary package").
But what is the limit between data and meta-data? Does dh_intalldocs install data or meta-data ? And what about Debian native packages? Cheers, -- Bill. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Q: Does Debian has LSB support ? A: Yes! But we also have MSB support. Debian: when you have better to care about than what CPU is in the box.