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diff --git a/tags/s/silent-on-rules-requiring-root.tag b/tags/s/silent-on-rules-requiring-root.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a80353f --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/s/silent-on-rules-requiring-root.tag @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +Tag: silent-on-rules-requiring-root +Severity: pedantic +Check: debian/control/field/rules-requires-root +Renamed-From: + rules-requires-root-missing +Explanation: The field <code>Rules-Requires-Root</code> is missing from the file + <code>debian/control</code>. + . + Over time, Debian has successively narrowed the steps for which elevated privileges + are required. It speeds up the building of installation packages in the archive. + Eventually, Debian will switch the default archive-wide behaviour to expedite the + build process further. + . + Please declare explicitly that the sources do not require root privileges. You can + use the setting <code>Rules-Requires-Root: no</code> in the source stanza of + <code>debian/control</code>, but please verify with <code>diffoscope(1)</code> that + the installation packages produced are in fact identical. +See-Also: + /usr/share/doc/dpkg/spec/rootless-builds.txt, + debian-policy 4.9.2, + debian-policy 5.6.31 |