Re: Apology to the authors of helper packages
Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@datasync.com> writes:
> Heh. That takes care of one of my major objections to the
> helper packages. The opacity of the helpers was a major
> bugbear. Maybe it is time to install this and have another look.
I agree. I've come to realize that my strongest objections to the
helper programs were most applicable to debmake (especially in its
earliest days), and that debhelper is quite a bit less concerning --
most of my more important objections have been addressed.
Even still, I'm probably going to continue to do everything by hand
for now; good practice if nothing else :>
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