v9 done

* Finalized v9 mode, which is the new recommended default.
  (But continuing to use v8 is also fine.)
* It is now deprecated for a package to not specify a compatability
  level in debian/compat. Debhelper now warns if this is not done,
  and packages without a debian/compat will eventually FTBFS.

5 files changed, 41 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/Debian/Debhelper/Dh_Lib.pm b/Debian/Debhelper/Dh_Lib.pm
index 3940c05f..070c6d6f 100644
--- a/Debian/Debhelper/Dh_Lib.pm
+++ b/Debian/Debhelper/Dh_Lib.pm
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use vars qw(@ISA @EXPORT %dh);
 	    &is_make_jobserver_unavailable &clean_jobserver_makeflags
 	    &cross_command &set_buildflags &get_buildoption);
 
-my $max_compat=9;
+my $max_compat=10;
 
 sub init {
 	my %params=@_;
@@ -332,26 +332,31 @@ sub dirname {
 	
 		if (! defined $c) {
 			$c=1;
-			if (defined $ENV{DH_COMPAT}) {
-				$c=$ENV{DH_COMPAT};
-			}
-			elsif (-e 'debian/compat') {
-				# Try the file..
+			if (-e 'debian/compat') {
 				open (COMPAT_IN, "debian/compat") || error "debian/compat: $!";
 				my $l=<COMPAT_IN>;
 				close COMPAT_IN;
 				if (! defined $l || ! length $l) {
-					warning("debian/compat is empty, assuming level $c");
+					warning("debian/compat is empty, assuming level $c")
+						unless defined $ENV{DH_COMPAT};
 				}
 				else {
 					chomp $l;
 					$c=$l;
 				}
 			}
+			else {
+				warning("No compatability level specified in debian/compat");
+				warning("This package will soon FTBFS; time to fix it!");
+			}
+
+			if (defined $ENV{DH_COMPAT}) {
+				$c=$ENV{DH_COMPAT};
+			}
 		}
 
 		if ($c <= 4 && ! $warned_compat && ! $nowarn) {
-			warning("Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated.");
+			warning("Compatibility levels before 5 are deprecated (level $c in use)");
 			$warned_compat=1;
 		}
 	
diff --git a/debhelper.pod b/debhelper.pod
index 1d1d907d..ef1510ef 100644
--- a/debhelper.pod
+++ b/debhelper.pod
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ introduced. You tell debhelper which compatibility level it should use, and
 it modifies its behavior in various ways.
 
 Tell debhelper what compatibility level to use by writing a number to
-F<debian/compat>. For example, to turn on v8 mode:
+F<debian/compat>. For example, to turn on v9 mode:
 
-  % echo 8 > debian/compat
+  % echo 9 > debian/compat
 
 Unless otherwise indicated, all debhelper documentation assumes that you
 are using the most recent compatibility level, and in most cases does not
@@ -435,8 +435,6 @@ none is specified.
 
 =item v8
 
-This is the recommended mode of operation.
-
 Changes from v7 are:
 
 =over 8
@@ -466,7 +464,7 @@ B<dh_auto_>I<*> prefer to use Perl's B<Module::Build> in preference to F<Makefil
 
 =item v9
 
-This compatibility level is still open for development; use with caution.
+This is the recommended mode of operation.
 
 Changes from v8 are:
 
@@ -521,6 +519,20 @@ configuration.
 
 =back
 
+=item v10
+
+This compatibility level is still open for development; use with caution.
+
+Changes from v9 are:
+
+=over 8
+
+=item -
+
+None yet..
+
+=back
+
 =back
 
 =head1 NOTES
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0ae3f386..91184254 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
-debhelper (8.9.15) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+debhelper (9.20120115) unstable; urgency=low
 
+  * Finalized v9 mode, which is the new recommended default.
+    (But continuing to use v8 is also fine.)
+  * It is now deprecated for a package to not specify a compatability
+    level in debian/compat. Debhelper now warns if this is not done,
+    and packages without a debian/compat will eventually FTBFS.
   * Updated German man page translation. Closes: #653360
 
- -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:48:54 -0400
+ -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:59:49 -0400
 
 debhelper (8.9.14) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
index ec635144..f599e28b 100644
--- a/debian/compat
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-9
+10
diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO
index 573917fa..cd2721f6 100644
--- a/doc/TODO
+++ b/doc/TODO
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-v9:
+v10:
 
 * escaping in config files (for whitespace)?
 * dh_installinit --restart-after-upgrade as default?
 
 Deprecated:
 
+* make a missing debian/compat an error. (started printing warning messages
+  in 20120115)
 * DH_COMPAT 1, 2, 3, 4. Can be removed once all packages are seen to be using
   a newer version. I won't hold my breath. (2 and 3 are getting close though.)
 * dh_suidregister. Once nothing in the archive uses it.