#1014897 dh_installalternatives: support substitution variables

Package:
debhelper
Source:
debhelper
Submitter:
Scott Talbert
Date:
2023-01-09 10:30:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1014897#5
Date:
2022-07-14 04:15:10 UTC
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To:
Dear Maintainer,

It would be awesome if dh_installalternatives supported substitution variables, e.g., ${DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH}.

Thanks!
#1014897#10
Date:
2023-01-09 10:27:20 UTC
From:
To:
I would also find this useful, in my case for the mit-scheme package.
Please do it!

(Should the Debian BTS have an upvote system? It's already basically
reddit, with each package a subreddit and each bug a post.)

I also hate having to guess which dh_* commands do substitution and
which don't. Please make them all do it except when there's a show
stopper.

$ grep Substitution: debian/control
Scripts-Require-Substitution: dh_installalternatives

$ cd ...
$ grep Substitution: debian/control
Scripts-Require-Substitution: *