[debhelper-devel] Bug#863447: Bug#863447: dh_install -X is ignored for --list/fail-missing

[Niels Thykier]

Iain Lane:
> On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 12:51:38AM +0200, Michael Biebl wrote:
>> Package: debhelper
>> Version: 10.4
>> Severity: normal
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just tried debhelper 10.4 from experimental which implements
>> dh_install --list/fail-missing via the new dh_missing tool.
>>
>> I don't use dh_missing directly yet, but rely on the backwards compat
>> support. My debian/rules contains
>>
>> override_dh_install:
>> 	dh_install -X.la --list-missing
>>
>> Apparently the -X.la is ignored though and dh_missing still complains
>> about the libtool .la files:
> 
> Indeed. How about a patch like this? Comes with a test.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> [...]

Thanks :)

I don't have time to review/apply it now, but I will definitely come
back to it when I have time for debhelper. :)

Thanks,
~Niels