Bug#88111: policy should not dictate implementation details

To: Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>
Cc: 88111@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#88111: policy should not dictate implementation details
From: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cistron.nl>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 17:20:47 +0100
Message-id: <[🔎] 20010301172046.B5509@cistron.nl>
Reply-to: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cistron.nl>, 88111@bugs.debian.org
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 20010301155542.B3877@polya>; from J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk on Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 03:55:42PM +0000
References: <[🔎] 20010301105447.F16356@polya> <[🔎] 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> <[🔎] 20010301155542.B3877@polya>

Previously Julian Gilbey wrote:
>   debian/rules -q target
> 
> exit status: 2 if target does not exist, !=2 otherwise

This has *never* been required, was never documented anywhere, and
is not needed at all.

Wichert.

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- Bug#88111: policy should not dictate implementation details
  - From: Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho <gaia@iki.fi>
- Bug#88111: policy should not dictate implementation details
  - From: Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>

References:
- 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: Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr>
- 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: Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>

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