Re: source with main & contrib targets
Jim Pick <jim@jimpick.com> writes:
> James Troup <J.J.Troup@scm.brad.ac.uk> writes:
> > Yes, packages in main must not require stuff not in main to build,
> > even source packages.
> I disagree, a little bit.
> If the source code is all under a free license, and it produces at
> least one free binary package (without relying on a non-free library),
> the source ought to go into free.
> Why? Well the source _is_ free. I can take the source and modify
> it to my hearts content.
One idea I had for motif applications: have the "build" and "binary"
targets of "debian/rules" generate the free (lesstif) packages, and
have "build-contrib" and "binary-contrib" targets for the dynamic
motif packages.
That way anyone can rebuild the package using the normal proceedure,
and people with motif can rebuild the optional parts with a few extra
commands.
Steve
dunham@cps.msu.edu
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