Bug#73620: Policy example about INSTALL is wrong
Hi,
>>"Josip" == Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr> writes:
Josip> Using install-sh while /usr/bin/install exists just wastes
Josip> time/resources of people who recompile (think 6 build
Josip> daemons), I don't see why shouldn't Policy recommend a more
Josip> rational method.
Becausepolicy is not a method for laying down the law on good
practices (espescially since it can be then used to beat developers
over the head with), since policy would baloon to an unwieldy
size. Policy should be a minimal document; not everything has to be
in policy.
In this case I think the package developer should be allowed
the discretion; they often know what is best for their package; and
even otherwise a simle bug report would help resolve issues for
particular packages.
Now, were you to try and get this included in the developers
reference as a good thing(TM), I would be supportive.
manoj
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