Re: Bug#88029: allow rules file to be non-makefile
>>"Alex" == Alexander Hvostov <vulture@aoi.dyndns.org> writes:
Alex> It can be done the easy way, or the hard way. What you described is the
Alex> hard way. Why can't it be done the easy way?
If people really think that calling scripts from Makefiles is
hard, should they really be maintaining Debian packages?
So far, the arguments I have heard for removing this
restrictions have been
a) This new mechanism is so cool
b) Makefiles can be really hard to write!!
c) Why not?
I guess my objection to this reduction of standardization is
that there should be some inertia in policy, and that we need to see
some stronger technical reasons to break the following practices:
i) make -n -p -f ./debian/rules
ii) in ./makefile: include ./debian/rules
change targets and or rules, and spit out some things set in
./debian/rules (I actually did this for debugging a rules file)
Yes, pretty arcane; but I contend that this argument is no
weaker than any I have seen in support of this proposal.
manoj
change for the sake of change is not a good idea for policies in general
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