On Fri, Mar 02, 2001 at 11:48:49AM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> Previously Julian Gilbey wrote:
> > Simply not true. Read the source code for dpkg-buildpackage. I'm
> > objecting to this until we specify the following (growing) minimal
> > interface:
> > debian/rules [variable=value ...] target [variable=value ...]
> I highly object to complicant the interface to debian/rules.
But, uh, isn't that what you're doing? debian/rules has been a makefile
forever, allowing it to be anything else doesn't buy anything practical,
just a little geek value for useless packages like shoop.
Something like ``debian/rules is usually an executable makefile with
a #!/usr/bin/make -f line. It may be other things, but if so it's
the maintainer's responsibility to ensure the rules file functions
appropriately for autobuilding.'' for example.
Cheers,
aj, who is sure there're better things to be spending time on than this
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