[debhelper-devel] Bug#820508: debhelper: dh --list bogusly require compat file

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Package: debhelper
Version: 9.20160403
Severity: normal

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dh is documented to provide a list of possible targets when passed the
- --list option.

...but it fails when complaint that compat file is missing, if executed
outside of a well-formed package.

Such documentation function is useful when _creating_ packages, and not
require an existing correctly setup package.

I suspect it should simply skip the check for compat file.

 - Jonas

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