Bug#640874: leave: debian/rules is not a Makefile
My impression is that discussion on this bug has wound down, and that it's
unlikely that any new information is going to come up. To me, that
implies that we should call for a vote.
Based on Ian's last response, I think the ballot has two options plus
further discussion, since I'm quite sure that we're not going to outlaw
dh:
A. debian/rules is not required to be a makefile, only to implement the
same interface as a debian/rules file implemented as a makefile
(including handling of arguments and exit status). Debian Policy
should be updated to change the requirement to a recommendation, and
new versions of the leave package should be permitted to be uploaded to
the archive without changing debian/rules to be a makefile.
B. The Technical Committee affirms the Debian Policy requirement that
debian/rules must be a makefile. All packages in the archive,
including leave, are required to follow this requirement. This
makefile may, as is common practice, delegate implementation of its
targets to a script.
C. Further discussion.
Are there any corrections or modifications to that ballot? Anything I'm
missing?
If there are no objections, I'll call for a vote on this ballot in a few
days.
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Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
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