Re: Bug#40706: usr/share/doc vs. /usr/doc
Steve Greenland wrote:
> Maybe, maybe not. Debhelper is great if the package fits into the GNU
> mold.
Eh? I've had no problems using debhelper on packages that, say, trace their
ancestry back to ms-dos (abuse, megahal). These certianly don't fit into the
GNU mold, whatever that may be.
> On others, it's not a lot of help. Given the times I have had to
> go in and figure out what dh_<something> was doing, and either fix it or
> adjust my thinking
I would be interested in precise descriptions of those incidents.
> (I'm *not* slamming debhelper, it's a great tool and all of my packages
> use it. But there are complicated or weird packages where it may not be
> the best choice.)
Debhelper's really designed to get out of your way in complex and weird
situations and let you do the right thing manually. Again, I'd appreciate
examples of times when it doesn't do this.
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