Re: debstd-like tool for those who don't want to use debmake
On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Enrique Zanardi wrote:
> * with autorules:
>
> (debian/rules.ar)
> binary-arch:
> ...
> AR_INSTALL_BIN
> AR_INSTALL_DOCS (README, doc.ps, blah.html)
> ...
>
> (debian/rules generated by the maintainer with "autorules debian/rules.ar")
>
> binary-arch:
> ...
> make install PREFIX=`pwd`/debian/tmp
> install -m 644 -o root -g root README doc.ps blah.html \
> `pwd`/debian/tmp/usr/doc/$(package)/
> gzip `pwd`/debian/tmp/usr/doc/$(package)/{README,doc.ps,blah.html}
> ...
I fully support this proposal. Automake is a really nice and practical
tool, and:
1/ It will simplify the maintainer's work.
2/ ALL the packages are quaranted to use the same policy/rules.
(which will eliminate all bug reports related to bad permissions/owner for
documentation files, etc...)
--
- ** Linux ** +-------------------+ ** WAW ** -
- vincent@debian.org | RENARDIAS Vincent | vincent@waw.com -
- Debian/GNU Linux +-------------------+ http://www.waw.com/ -
- http://www.debian.org/ | WAW (33) 4 91 81 21 45 -
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to
debian-devel-request@lists.debian.org .
Trouble? e-mail to templin@bucknell.edu .
Reply to: