XPost: linux.debian.policy   
   From: rra@debian.org   
      
   Bill Allombert  writes:   
   > On Mon, Feb 09, 2026 at 10:40:20AM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote:   
      
   >> For example, if we add new flags for reproducible builds, the packages   
   >> that don't use dpkg-buildflags really should pick those up, because   
   >> reproducible builds is a general distribution goal. "Should," not   
   >> "must," but it feels to me like should is appropriate here.   
      
   > But then tracking Debian policy is sufficient (and mandatory already),   
   > so tracking dpkg-buildflags is not needed.   
      
   Hm, am I missing something? I don't see any mention of, e.g.,   
   -ffile-prefix-map in Debian Policy. So far as I know, that is tracked   
   primarily in dpkg-buildflags.   
      
   > To get back to my previous message, a change to dpkg-buildflags cannot   
   > by itself change Debian policy, thus it is not necessary to track it to   
   > follow policy.   
      
   Right, that's the current state that this change would change. That's the   
   point of this bug.   
      
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   Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org)                 
      
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