Bug#1111292: libconfig-model-dpkg-perl: Does not know about the `debian/control` fields

Dominique Dumont domi.dumont at free.fr
Mon Aug 18 15:11:12 BST 2025


On Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:31:43 +0200 Niels Thykier <niels at thykier.net> wrote:
> The `debian/control` file contains the some fields that `cme` does not 
> know about and causes them to be re-ordered to the bottom of the stanza 
> when `cme` writes the file. The fields I noticed are:
> 
>   * Build-Driver (Source)

This one is surprising. IIUC the doc you mention, this field can only have one 
value (debian-rules) which is the default value. Is that correct ?

I can add this field, but I don't see the point.

>   * X-DH-Compat (Source)

ok, so we are migrating from a file (debian/compat) to a field in debian/
control. Which means debian/compat is now deprecated. 

I'm worried if this is enforced on package using old compat version. what 
happens then ?

All the best



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