[Pkg-telepathy-maintainers] Bug#1122791: ofono: Please remove/replace usage of dh_movetousr

[Michael Biebl]

Control: tags -1 + patch

It seems, ofono doesn't actually need dh_movetousr. All files are 
already installed into non-aliased paths. So the b-dep can be dropped 
safely.

Please find attached a patch which implements this change.

Regards
Michael

On Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:52:17 +0100 biebl at debian.org wrote:
> Source: ofono
> Version: 2.18-2
> Severity: normal
> User: helmutg at debian.org
> Usertags: dh_movetousr_removal
> 
> Hi,
> 
> your package ofono either Build-Depends on dh-sequence-movetousr or
> uses dh_movetousr conditionally to move files from aliased locations
> like /sbin, /bin or /lib to the canonical location in /usr.
> 
> Eventually, we would like to get rid of this debhelper addon.
> Packages should use the canonical paths without any postprocessing.
> 
> This means, files are installed directly into /usr.
> 
> Please note, that such a change must not be backported to bookworm or
> older. If you intend to provide such backports, these changes must be
> reverted for those releases. If this means an undue burden on your
> workflow our recommendation is to postpone this cleanup.
> 
> The motivation for this bug report is, to inform maintainers, that
> installing files into the canonical location explicitly, is now the
> preferred approach and dh_movetousr is now a deprecated tool.
> 
> The goal is, to have dh_movetousr removed after forky is released. We
> can revise this plan, if needed. Please keep this timeline in mind
> and let us know if this doesn't work for you.
> 
> For more information see [1].
> 
> If you have further questions, there is an IRC channel named
> #debian-usrmerge on OFTC.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Michael
> 
> [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2025/11/msg00245.html
> 
> 
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