[Bug 499684] [NEW] Interface to dpkg-buildpackage inconsistent and not well documented

[Scott Kitterman]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: bzr-builddeb

While attempting to do a merge, I went astray because I (incorrectly)
inferred from the fact that the -S flag builds a source package only,
other dpkg-buildpackage options would work too.  For merges, -v (from
dpkg-buildpackage) is always required, but (as I now know)  -S -v means
something completely different.  I learned from asking (this does not
appear to be in the bzr help) that there is a -- switch to pass
additional options.

Having some dpkg-buildpackage options be directly accessible and some
that have to be accessed via a switch is inconsistent and (for me)
confusing.  Ideally, much like debuild, this script would wrap the
standard options normally used to build packages.  Of course at this
point, that would require existing options to change their meaning, so
it might be better just to do bzr builddep [bzr builddeb options] --
[dpkg-buildpakcage options] so the interface is at least consistent.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Dec 22 22:38:27 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: bzr-builddeb 2.2~ubuntu3
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
SourcePackage: bzr-builddeb
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686

** Affects: bzr-builddeb (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386

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Interface to dpkg-buildpackage inconsistent and not well documented
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