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Bug#968529: s3switch: probably shouldn't use install -s

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tag 968529 pending
thanks

Hi Simon,

Thanks for the report. I chose the latter of your suggestions (and
added dh_install).

I maintain the code at git@salsa.debian.org:tormod-guest/s3switch.git
Can you please create the repo at
git@salsa.debian.org:xorg-team/app/s3switch.git ?

Best regards,
Tormod

On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 12:51 AM Simon McVittie wrote:
>
> d/rules in s3switch sets INSTALL_PROGRAM to 'install -s'. However,
> invoking 'install -s' is usually only harmful for a Debian package,
> not helpful: it discards debugging symbols that could otherwise
> have gone into a -dbgsym package, and when cross-compiling it uses
> the wrong strip(1) implementation (from the build rather than host
> architecture). Unconditionally using INSTALL_PROGRAM = install would
> likely be better. Or, you could just use
>
>     s3switch usr/bin
>
> in debian/s3switch.install, and you wouldn't need the install step at all.
>
>     smcv

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Bug#968529: s3switch: probably shouldn't use install -s Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> - 2020-08-17 01:00 +0200
  Bug#968529: s3switch: probably shouldn't use install -s Tormod Volden <debian.tormod@gmail.com> - 2020-09-08 22:20 +0200
    Bug#968529: s3switch: probably shouldn't use install -s Tormod Volden <debian.tormod@gmail.com> - 2020-09-08 23:10 +0200

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