[pkg-go] [RFC] honoring DH_GOLANG_EXCLUDES for sources ?

[Michael Stapelberg]

As per
https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=DH_GOLANG_EXCLUDES+path%3Adebian%2Frules&perpkg=1,
currently 161 packages use DH_GOLANG_EXCLUDES.

On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 3:01 PM, Clément Hermann <nodens at nodens.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On 15/02/2018 13:26, Michael Stapelberg wrote:
> > Thinking about this some more, I think I now agree with the rationale.
> >
> > When building packages, we must honor DH_GOLANG_EXCLUDES, so it doesn’t
> > make sense to have the source files in the package.
> >
> > The next step is making sure that we can safely do this change without
> > breaking anything.
>
> Yes, and as I was saying in my first mail, it probably means having some
> kind of switch to make it non-default at first, or use another variable.
> That said, I intend to check how many packages use it: if it's only a
> handful of them.
> > Clément, would you be interested in sending a patch and doing the test?
> > If not, can I suggest you file a bug for this issue, and I’ll pick it up
> > when time permits. Thanks!
> >
>
>
> I'll have a look, and file a bug if needed.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> nodens
>



-- 
Best regards,
Michael
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