Re: Seeking advice on a short rules-file

[Ansgar Burchardt <ansgar@43-1.org>]

Hi,

Mats Erik Andersson <mats.andersson@gisladisker.se> writes:

>    #!/usr/bin/make -f
>
>    build:
>        dh --before dh_auto_configure $@
>        dh_auto_configure -- --prefix=/usr       \
>                             --bindir=/usr/games \
>                             --mandir=/usr/share/man
>        dh --remaining $@
>
>    clean:
>        dh clean
>        [ ! -f Makefile ] || $(MAKE) distclean
>
>    %:
>        dh $@

Will this do the right thing if you call only the "binary" target
without calling the "build" target before?

If not, you can try using the "override_*" feature of debhelper (since
7.0.50~), see below.

I also think you can leave the "clean" target to debhelper as well:
dh_auto_clean should call make distclean for you.

Regards,
Ansgar

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#! /usr/bin/make -f
%:
        dh $@

override_dh_auto_configure:
        dh_auto_configure -- --bindir=/usr/games

(These two targets might be enough.)