Jakub Wilk <jw...@debian.org> writes: > * Ole Streicher <debian-de...@liska.ath.cx>, 2011-10-17, 13:42: >>E: python-pywcs source: ancient-autotools-helper-file >>wcslib/config/config.guess 2003-10-03 >>E: python-pywcs source: ancient-autotools-helper-file >>wcslib/config/config.sub 2003-08-18 >> >> which is completely irrelevant for me (since these files are not used in the >> build process). I added them to the "clean" file: >> >>------------------8<------------------------- >>wcslib/config/config.guess >>wcslib/config/config.sub >>------------------8<------------------------- > > This is not what the debian/clean file is (normally) for. debian/clean is used > by dh_clean, which is typically called in the "clean" target. You should not > assume that this target is run before the package is built, even though > dpkg-buildpackage does this by default.
While lintian-overrides helps in my case, I sometimes have the problem that I need to remove some files from the source distribution. Is there any other way to do that except putting them into a patch? The problem with a patch is that it is very fragile: changing anything in the file itself will cause the patch to fail. Also, what is the reason that the removal in clean actually fails? Best regards Ole -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/ytzy5wjx12w....@news.ole.ath.cx
