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Bug#640874: leave: debian/rules is not a Makefile



Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> writes:
> Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> writes:

>> 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.

> Hearing no objections, I call for a vote on this ballot.

I vote BAC.

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Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org)               <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>

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