On Fri, Mar 02, 2001 at 06:18:31PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote:
> Wichert wrote:
> > I highly object to complicant the interface to debian/rules.
> Anthony wrote:
> > But, uh, isn't that what you're doing?
> No, because allowing non-makefile rules files wouldn't require any changes
> to the interface (i.e. the ways of invoking the file).
Consider people actually trying to *use* the debian/rules though. Manoj has
posted some examples that won't work anymore. "make -j0 clean build binary"
might be another, for example.
> It seems Wichert also wants to move the defining of $DEB_* variables to the
> environment; that's a separate issue.
Not really.
Cheers,
aj
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