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



On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 22:05:46 +0100, Bill Allombert
<Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr> said:  

> 2) Nothing (including the Debian policy itself) should assumes it is
> a Makefile or has any property expected of a Makefile.

        I am afraid I fail to see the rationale for this.  We have a
 policy that ./debian/rules is a Makefile, why should we not build on
 this understanding, if that allows us to provide desirable features?

        manoj
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