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Re: Bug#432564: Allow debian/rules to not be a makefile



Otavio Salvador dijo [Tue, Jul 10, 2007 at 05:53:56PM -0300]:
> >> There is no technical reason why this has to be a makefile.  I propose:
> >
> > What is the use case of the change? I already see enough "bad code"
> > right now, and it would only get worse if people start to write their
> > make file in lets say ruby.
> 
> While I agree with you that majority of people might do bad code I
> also think  that some very complicated packages (OO, X, Kernel and
> like) can use it and make maintainers life easier.

Maybe we should keep a recommendation for people to write makefiles,
for ease of maintainability - but we should not keep it as a
requeriment. 

Greetings,

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