I don't mind this proposal as long as it satisfies everyone. I'll redo mine to match Marcus's suggested one if I don't hear any complaints.
Something like this for the options?: ------------------ CFLAGS := -O2 INSTALL := install -s ifneq (,$(findstring $(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS),debug)) CFLAGS += -g ifneq (,$(findstring $(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS),nostrip)) INSTALL := install endif endif ------------------ I set it up this way, because I don't think a `nostrip' is pertinent unless building with `debug' also. In this way "DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=nostrip" will not do anything, but "DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS='debug nostrip'" will have the desired affect. Ben