Here I propose an autopkgtest runner for maven-debian-helper-built packages. When executed, it does the following things:
- Removes the sources of the package, but leaves the tests (i.e.
rm -f src/main); - Patches POMs to make tests depend on built artifacts;
- Runs the Debian package build process as usual,
make -f debian/rules build.
I have tested it on a bunch of packages, and it seemed to work. However, I would really appreciate code reviews, testing and comments on this PR. Merging should not be rushed, as the changes affect a lot of packages.
Edit: bug report of this feature: #994553