Re: Bug#432564: Allow debian/rules to not be a makefile
Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> writes:
> * Ian Jackson (ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk) [070710 18:05]:
>> 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.
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