[debhelper-devel] Bug#568897: Bug#568897: debhelper: DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=nocheck should prevent override_dh_auto_test rule to be run

[Steve M. Robbins]

On Monday, December 12, 2016 10:57:20 AM CST Peter Pentchev wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 08:22:09PM -0600, Steve M. Robbins wrote:

> > Alternatively: if the logic was all in dh (to skip both dh_auto_test
> > and override_dh_auto_test), then it would not need to be in
> > dh_auto_test at all.
> 
> It may still need to be in dh_auto_test for packages that still do not
> use the override targets at all, but invoke the dh_* commands explicitly
> from the "build", "binary", etc targets.  None of mine do, but I bet that
> there are still some in the archive :)

You're suggesting someone would use dh_auto_test from within a binary target?   
Interesting use case.   

My feeling is that DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS represent global build options, so I 
think I'd design it into dh rather than individual tools.  You're right that 
it would be a breaking change, but I think one could use a debhelper 
compatibility level to remove the functionality from the tools.  

-Steve
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