Re: Ignoramus' Guide to Deb-Make
Hi,
This is a religious war, I think. There are a number of people
who support Christian and debmake (and other tools of that ilk). And
on the other side there are people like Igor and myself who prefer
not to use them.
Personally, I think the tools are fine for getting started, of
for very simple packages; and I think (this is opinion), that as one
gets to be more experienced as a developer, one realizes that there
ain't any such thing as a free lunch, and the cost of the simplicity
is worse than doing everything explicitly.
But you can't convince either side with mere words ;-) Maybe
this contention should merely be documented and left alone?
manoj
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