From 9240aa792ca5a95a7766d4b245101f565cb87b48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Geoffrey Thomas Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:21:16 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Document reverse-resolving diversions when defaulting DEB_CHECK_FILES_SOURCE. --- config-package.mk | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/config-package.mk b/config-package.mk index 61bd54d..9cd7802 100644 --- a/config-package.mk +++ b/config-package.mk @@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ # (potentially long) configuration file that will work on several # Debian versions. We recommend using DEB_TRANSFORM_FILES in # conjunction with pbuilder, sbuild, or another tool for building -# Debian packages in a clean environment. +# Debian packages in a clean environment. (That said, if /path/file is +# diverted on the running system, DEB_CHECK_FILES_SOURCE does +# reverse-resolve the diversion and default to the original version of +# the file, to allow you to rebuild a package using DEB_TRANSFORM_FILES +# that is currently installed, in most cases.) # # DEB_REMOVE_FILES_package += /path/file # -- 2.45.0