On Wed, 18 Mar 2009, Matthias Klose wrote: > > I see how we can solve it (add new fields in /etc/dpkg/origins/* to > > describe parent relationship, and create a new tool to query those > > meta-information) but I wonder what impact you expect it would have > > on the decision of exporting DEB_VENDOR in the build environment. > > > > Would you like a DEB_VENDORS="Gobuntu Ubuntu Debian" or similar > > so that no external tool is required ? > > > > ifneq (,$(filter Ubuntu,$(DEB_VENDORS))) > > # Ubuntu or derivative > > endif > > what about a command is_derivative <DEB_VENDOR> which could be used instead? > This wouldn't hard-code any specific vendor names.
I don't see your point. In the example above $(DEB_VENDORS) is created by dpkg-buildpackage (so not hardcoded) and Ubuntu is the parameter of the "is_derivative_of()" logical function. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Contribuez à Debian et gagnez un cahier de l'admin Debian Lenny : http://www.ouaza.com/wp/2009/03/02/contribuer-a-debian-gagner-un-livre/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
