[maemo-developers] maemo-optify, autobuilder & /opt

[From: Marius Vollmer]

ext Graham Cobb <g+770 at cobb.uk.net> writes:

> On Thursday 29 October 2009 11:12:45 Marius Vollmer wrote:
>> ext Alberto Mardegan <mardy at users.sourceforge.net> writes:
>> >>   b) A control file field makes the most sense to
>> >>      control the build process.
>> >
>> > Agreed.
>>
>> I think dedicated files in debian/ are better, like the
>> debian/<package>.install files, etc.
>
> There is a difference.  A debian/optify is fine for controlling how 
> maemo-optify works.  A control field is more logical for controlling how the 
> auto-builder works: i.e. should it call maemo-optify at all, should it reject 
> the package because it claims to be optified but there are not files in /opt, 
> etc.

I was thinking that the auto-builder would always calls maemo-optify,
and maemo-optify would do the rest: decide whether to do anything, check
for correct optification, etc.

Also, Debian tools might complain about a non-standard header.

But I can see your point, too.  I'll change it to use a header from
debian/control and see how that goes.