Re: Bug#229357: Can we require build-arch/indep targets for lenny?

[Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk>]

Simon Richter writes ("Re: Bug#229357: Can we require build-arch/indep targets for lenny?"):
> The entire issue circles around not being able to reliably detect 
> whether the target is present using a simple script. But who said it has 
> to be a script?

We want the package to _declare_ whether it supports this new target.

The proposed -Options field will actually be very useful for any
other enhancements we make to the source package format.

> Proposed alternative solution:
> 
> 1. hack GNU make to support a "--has-target" option that returns an 
> appropriate return code (hey, it's free software, after all!). Proposed 
> return codes are 0 (yes), 1 (no) and 2 (error).

OMG WTF BBQ

(ie, this is a terrible suggestion)

Ian.