[debhelper-devel] Bug#739971: dh_link: support .links being executable

[Niels Thykier]

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On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:30:52 +0100 Daniel Baumann
<daniel.baumann at progress-technologies.net> wrote:
> Package: debhelper
> Severity: list
> 
> in newer debhelper versions, install files when marked executable, are
> processed in the way that their ouput constitutes the content of a
> traditional debhelper install file.
> 
> please also support doing the same for links files, so that links can be
> created conditionally to match the install files.
> 
> [...]

Hi,

AFAICT, this has already been implemented from the beginning of
executable debhelper files.  Can you provide an example of where it does
not work under compat 9 with an executable debian/(PACKAGE.)links file?

~Niels