Re: One source, two binary packages
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On 8 Apr 1998, Ben Gertzfield wrote:
> Here's the debian/rules from my GIMP packages. It should clear up
> your confusion. It uses debhelper judiciously; I'd recommend using
> debhelper to save your sanity. :)
>
> #!/usr/bin/make -f
>
> # First, we build the package. The automake/aclocal/autoconf stuff
> # isn't important; it's to get around libtool wonkiness. Ignore it. :)
>
> build: build-stamp
> build-stamp:
> dh_testdir
> automake
> aclocal
> autoconf
I disagree here.
If you put this in a different debian/rules target (called, for example,
automake-refresh), then you and only you would be forced to have automake
and autoconf installed, but nobody else.
Currently, you force to have those tools installed to everybody who wants
to recompile the package.
Think about all the GNU packages: They include a configure script which
already matches the configure.in, so that the person compiling the package
has not to have autoconf installed. I don't see any reason why Debian
packages should not take this as a good practice also.
Thanks.
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