Bug#757760: debian-policy: please document build profiles

Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues <[email protected]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:50:59 +0100

Newsgroups	gmane.linux.debian.devel.policy
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Hi Sean,

sorry I think I left you hanging on this one. XD

> Seconded, but:
> 
> - I wonder what you think about upgrading "If tests happen to be
>   installed into a binary package, consider supporting the
>   ``noinsttest`` build profile." to Policy advice by saying that it is
>   *recommended* to do this?  That would be a normative change.

Fine with me.

> - When you say "the following build profiles has been standardized" I
>   will change that to "the following build profiles are standard" to
>   make it clear we're standardising them by putting them in Policy, not
>   that they are standardised elsewhere.

Thank you!

> - I think I wrote a couple of paragraphs so perhaps I could be
>   Co-authored-by too? :)

Please go ahead. Thank you for your valuable input!

> - I will do some other minor wording fixes after committing the change.

Thank you!

cheers, josch

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