Bug#88111: policy should not dictate implementation details

To: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cistron.nl>
Cc: 88111@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#88111: policy should not dictate implementation details
From: Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho <gaia@iki.fi>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 19:02:01 +0200
Message-id: <[🔎] 20010301190201.F27638@gaia.iki.fi>
Reply-to: Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho <gaia@iki.fi>, 88111@bugs.debian.org
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 20010301174940.A8201@cistron.nl>; from wichert@cistron.nl on Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 05:49:40PM +0100
References: <[🔎] 20010301131247.B1738@cibalia.gkvk.hr> <20010228230153.A11143@polya> <20010301120140.D15084@azure.humbug.org.au> <[🔎] 20010301105447.F16356@polya> <[🔎] 20010301224419.B24021@azure.humbug.org.au> <[🔎] 20010301141204.A19713@cistron.nl> <[🔎] 20010301232224.D24021@azure.humbug.org.au> <[🔎] 20010301152221.B26147@cistron.nl> <[🔎] 20010301184100.D27638@gaia.iki.fi> <[🔎] 20010301174940.A8201@cistron.nl>

On 20010301T174940+0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> Right, and my argument is that that is wrong. If debian/rules is a
> makefile or not is an implementation detail and should not be specified
> in policy. Policy should specify the interface to it.

I have no problems with this, actually I agree.  I just want to shoot
down half-baked attempts to implement it :-)

> Indeed, see my patch in another mail.

OK.

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References:
- Bug#87510: PROPOSAL] Make build dependencies a MUST
  - From: Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr>
- Bug#87510: PROPOSAL] Make build dependencies a MUST
  - From: Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>
- Bug#87510: PROPOSAL] Make build dependencies a MUST
  - From: Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au>
- Bug#87510: PROPOSAL] Make build dependencies a MUST
  - From: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cistron.nl>
- Bug#87510: PROPOSAL] Make build dependencies a MUST
  - From: Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au>
- Bug#88111: policy should not dictate implementation details
  - From: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cistron.nl>
- Bug#88111: policy should not dictate implementation details
  - From: Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho <gaia@iki.fi>
- Bug#88111: policy should not dictate implementation details
  - From: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cistron.nl>

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