[Pkg-fglrx-devel] Bug#718220: Bug#718220: fglrx-driver: get-orig-source should download tarball to current directory

[Michael Gilbert]

On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 6:36 PM, Lukas Anzinger wrote:
> Package: fglrx-driver
> Version: 1:13.4-3
> Severity: normal
>
> Hi,
>
> I've noticed that the "get-orig-source" target in debian/rules of
> source package fglrx-driver creates a tarball in a directory above th
> current one. While this is admittely quite handy, I think it's a
> violation of §4.9 Debian Policy:
>
>> get-orig-source:
>> [...]
>> This target fetches the most recent version of the original source
>> package [...] and leaves it in the current directory.

It can also only be invoked from the fglrx-driver directory, violating
another sentence in 4.9, "This target may be invoked in any
directory".  That should probably be fixed first.

Best wishes,
Mike