Re: Bug#70269: automatic build fails for potato

[Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr>]

On Mon, Aug 28, 2000 at 03:03:45PM -0700, Joey Hess wrote:
> > > The packaging manually actually says it is a makefile:
> > 
> > Yes, and that makes it policy.
> > 
> > > I don't know if Manoj succeeded in making the packaging man a part of the
> > > policy.
> > 
> > That's the way it is, if I'm not mistaken.
> 
> This is news to me; when did it happen?

The Policy says:

     This manual does _not_ describe the technical mechanisms involved in
     package creation, installation, and removal.  This information can be
     found in the _Debian Packaging Manual_ and the _Debian System
     Administrators' Manual_.

I read that as "Packaging Manual describes technical mechanisms". Having
those mechanisms described in a document which the Policy points to, without
an alternative document about the same thing, kind-of implies that those
mechanisms are policy.

Perhaps my logic is flawed; anyway, even if it's not official, the packaging
manual should be changed to say that non-makefile debian/rules files are
allowed.

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