Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] misc: shift install targets

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On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 07:00:05AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 09:47:14AM -0700, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> > From: Darrick J. Wong <djwong@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Modify each Makefile so that "install-pkg" installs the main package
> > contents, and "install" just invokes "install-pkg".  We'll need this
> > indirection for the next patch where we add an install-selfheal target
> > to build the xfsprogs-self-healing package but will still want 'make
> > install' to install everything on a developer's workstation.
> 
> Maybe debian packaging foo is getting a little rusty, but wasn't the
> a concept of pattern matching to pick what files go into what subpackage
> without having to change install targets?

It is, and modern debhelper-based packaging workflows make this easy.
Unfortunately, xfsprogs hasn't been updated to use it. :(

--D




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