Ming Hua writes ("[Bug 128222] Re: gutsy/amd64: ftbfs / autopkgtest failure"):
> This FTBFS is due to autopkgtest running "debian/rules build" without
> running "debian/rules clean" first.
I see. Well, running rules clean first is not required.
> The clean target removes config.{guess,sub} file, then in conig.status
> target the ln command assumes these files are not there. This can be
> easily fixed by using "-f" option for ln, but since all buildd runs
> "debian/rules clean" before building, and policy explicitly says build
> target may need clean target to be run first, shouldn't autopkgtest be
> less restrictive on this?
No, policy says
The build target may need to run the clean target first - see below.
that is, if build doesn't work without clean being run first, then
build must depend on clean so that it is run first automatically.
Ian.
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gutsy/amd64: ftbfs / autopkgtest failure
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