[debhelper-devel] Bug#865869: Bug#865869: Bug#865869: debhelper: Don't run dh_installdocs if nodoc is specified in DEB_BUILD_PROFILES

[Peter Pentchev]

On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 07:32:00AM +0000, Niels Thykier wrote:
> Chris Lamb:
> > Hi,
> > 
> >> the suggested work around for now is not policy compliant.
> > 
> > Well spotted. Would that matter though? I mean, nobody should be uploading
> > packages to Debian with nodoc anyway, surely?
> > 
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> 
> I suspect it could matter.
> 
> It is my understanding that the nodoc profile will be useful for
> bootstrapping architectures.  As such members of the project may have in
> interest in temporarily distributing such binaries when bootstraping new
> ports (e.g. on d-ports or otherwise).
>   This could have legal repercussions where distribution permission
> requires the inclusion of the license texts themselves.  While it is
> certainly not Debian main itself, it could affect Debian contributors.
> Accordingly, I am concerned with dismissing the policy text as "irrelevant".

Well, here's what I'm about to do in the next upload of stunnel4:

ifneq (,$(filter nodoc,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
override_dh_installdocs:
	mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/debian/stunnel4/usr/share/doc/stunnel4
	install -c -o root -g root -m 644 $(CURDIR)/debian/copyright $(CURDIR)/debian/stunnel4/usr/share/doc/stunnel4/
endif

Yep, I know, duplication of work and stuff, but it kind of works.

G'luck,
Peter

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