[Bug 1915250] Re: buildd file owner/group for shared libraries

[Matthias Klose]

also why is the dh sequencer calling dh_fixperms before doing
modifications on files (e.g. dh_strip)?

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Title:
  buildd file owner/group for shared libraries

Status in binutils package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in debhelper package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in fakeroot package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in glibc package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  the current state of -proposed creates deb packages with buildd file
  owner/group for shared libraries.

  reported at least for kwayland-integration.

  $ dpkg -c kwayland-integration_5.20.90-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb|grep \.so
  -rw-r--r-- doko/doko     18984 2021-01-21 23:44 ./usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/kf5/kguiaddons/kmodifierkey/kmodifierkey_wayland.so
  -rw-r--r-- doko/doko     85392 2021-01-21 23:44 ./usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/kf5/kwindowsystem/KF5WindowSystemKWaylandPlugin.so
  -rw-r--r-- doko/doko     35536 2021-01-21 23:44 ./usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/kf5/org.kde.kidletime.platforms/KF5IdleTimeKWaylandPlugin.so

   - in a release pocket, rebuild binutils from proposed. correctly
     restores the file ownership

   - in a release pocket, update glibc from proposed. then rebuild
     binutils from proposed. shows the wrong ownership

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