[debhelper-devel] [Git][debian/debhelper][master] debhelper.7: Recommend d/<pkg>.foo over d/foo

[Niels Thykier]

Niels Thykier pushed to branch master at Debian / debhelper


Commits:
8b216c9d by Niels Thykier at 2018-04-07T06:59:00+00:00
debhelper.7: Recommend d/<pkg>.foo over d/foo

Signed-off-by: Niels Thykier <niels at thykier.net>

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2 changed files:

- debhelper.pod
- debian/changelog


Changes:

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debhelper.pod
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--- a/debhelper.pod
+++ b/debhelper.pod
@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ complicated formats.
 
 Note for the first (or only) binary package listed in
 F<debian/control>, debhelper will use F<debian/foo> when there's no
-F<debian/package.foo> file.
+F<debian/I<package>.foo> file.  However, it is often a good idea to keep
+the F<I<package>.> prefix as it is more explicit.  The primary exception
+to this are files that debhelper by default installs in every binary
+package when it does not have a package prefix (such as
+F<debian/copyright> or F<debian/changelog>).
 
 In some rare cases, you may want to have different versions of these files
 for different architectures or OSes. If files named debian/I<package>.foo.I<ARCH>


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debian/changelog
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--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ debhelper (11.2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     suggestion.  (Closes: #895044)
   * meson.pm: Rewrite as a generator build system with ninja as
     the only backend.
+  * debhelper.7: Recommend packagers to use "debian/<pkg>.<file>"
+    over "debian/<file>" in most cases.  Thanks to Johannes
+    Schauer for the suggestion.
 
   [ Nicolas Boulenguez ]
   * dh_installxfonts: Fix typo that causes a misc:Depends on



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