Bug#88029: allow rules file to be non-makefile
On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
> > I would like to propose that the debian/rules file is allowed to be
> > non-makefile. Any kind of a program that can do the required stuff can be a
> > debian/rules file. We shouldn't prohibit it when someone e.g. writes a short
> > shell script or another interpreted script, as long as it works.
>
> I am against this. Grab the shoop package for an example of what this will
> lead to.
>
> Debian developers should be able to read and if need be NMU another
> developers package. Allowing rules files to be arbitrary code makes
> this harder.
The same could be said about the program itself (not the packaging).
Are you going to make policy that every program is written in C or perl?
Where is the difference?
[ I second this, but I would like to see the debian/rules "specs"
clarified first ]
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