linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] kbuild: deb-pkg: use Debian compliant shebang for debian/rules

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <ZMljFyrNaH2HFXSU@fjasle.eu>
Date:   Tue, 1 Aug 2023 21:55:03 +0200
From:   Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] kbuild: deb-pkg: use Debian compliant shebang for
 debian/rules

On Tue, Aug 01, 2023 at 09:19:25PM +0900 Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> Debian Policy "4.9. Main building script: debian/rules" requires
> "debian/rules must start with the line #!/usr/bin/make -f". [1]
> 
> Currently, Kbuild does not follow this policy.
> 
> When Kbuild generates debian/rules, "#!$(command -v $MAKE) -f" is
> expanded by shell. The resuling string may not be "#!/usr/bin/make -f".
> 
> There was a reason to opt out the Debian policy.
> 
> If you run '/path/to/my/custom/make deb-pkg', debian/rules must also be
> invoked by the same Make program. If #!/usr/bin/make were hard-coded in
> debian/rules, the sub-make would be executed by a possibly different
> Make version.
> 
> This is problematic due to the MAKEFLAGS incompatibility, especially the
> job server flag. Old Make versions used --jobserver-fds to propagate job
> server file descriptors, but Make >= 4.2 uses --jobserver-auth. The flag
> disagreement between the parent/child Makes would result in a process
> fork explosion.
> 
> However, having a non-standard path in the shebang causes another issue;
> the generated source package is not portable as such a path does not
> exist in other build environments.
> 
> This commit solves those conflicting demands.
> 
> Hard-code '#!/usr/bin/make -f' in debian/rules to create a portable and
> Debian-compliant source package.
> 
> Pass '--rules-file=$(MAKE) -f debian/rules' when dpkg-buildpackage is
> invoked from Makefile so that debian/rules is executed by the same Make
> program as used to start Kbuild.
> 
> [1] https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-source.html#main-building-script-debian-rules
> 
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>


Download attachment "signature.asc" of type "application/pgp-signature" (834 bytes)