On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 01:40:39AM +0900, Osamu Aoki wrote: > This package helps you to convert a upstream source package (or VCS > contents) into the Debian package by adding files required for the Debian > source package. The generated debian/rules file uses the new dh command > syntax from the debhelper (>9) package. > . > The debmake command invoked in the upstream source tree without any > option can generate template files which is good enough to create a > single arch=any Debian binary package for local use. The generated files > should be edited to make it conform to the Debian policy if the package > is uploaded to the Debian archive. By adding few options, this command > can generate template files for the arbitrary combination of the > multi-binary and multi-arch package, etc. > . > This debmake command also scans copyright and license texts in the source > files to help crafting the proper DEP-5 compatible debian/copyright file. > ---- This sounds almost exactly like what dh-make already does, with a few incremental enhancements. Why should we have this in the archive as a separate package, instead of improving the existing tool? Dividing efforts between two packages seems like a sure recipe for both tools falling behind in the long term. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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