Re: Feaping Creature-ism in core Debian Packages
Hi,
>>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net> writes:
Dale> So, before I can build the helper tool I must be able to build
Dale> perl-5.005.
Yes. And once you have bootstrapped, this shall never be a
problem.
Dale> This is exactly the creaping featurism I'm trying to address here
What is the motivation here? A one time bootstrap of a build
system for a new port is not enough, I'm afraid.
Dale> My point is that we have dropped restrictions on install
Dale> scripts to the point that anything is likely to appear as an obstruction
Dale> to the build process. Perl is only one example.
This is not an install script. This is a buyild rule. There is
a major difference. I would agree for install scripts. Not for build scripts.
You seem to be confusing them all over again ;-)
manoj
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