Hi, On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 11:06:33AM +0100, Sylvain Le Gall wrote: > On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 09:39:20AM -0400, Forest Bond wrote: > > * Why does mldonkey-server need an init script? Yes, it's a daemon, > > but that is merely an implementation detail. When it comes down to > > it, mldonkey is a *p2p client*. It should be run by normal users > > when they want to connect to a p2p network. > > > > Because this is a daemon and debian require an init-script to run it. Debian does not require an init script to run museekd. > > * Why the special make invocations? The configure script suggests > > running `make', but debian/rules runs `make utils opt' or some such > > nonsense. It fails when I try to build the version from intrepid on > > my hardy box (after backporting and installing the dependencies), > > even though just plain `make' runs perfectly. > > Because it works on Debian unstable, the primary target of this package. > We do not support Ubuntu (at least not directly). It is not correct just because it works on one particular version of the distribution with one particular version of the upstream software. The non-standard invocation makes it more difficult for someone else to maintain the package. I ran into problems trying to merge a newer version of the upstream source. Invoking make as upstream recommends works as expected. -Forest -- Forest Bond http://www.alittletooquiet.net http://www.pytagsfs.org
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