Paul Gevers wrote: > On 15-07-14 16:05, Yavor Doganov wrote: > > I don't understand. It is quite common for a package not to build > > some part of the source; this is not a problem at all as long as > > everything is DFSG-compliant. Which is the case here. > > This is true if you mean that not all source is used during a build. > However, a lot of the Debian developers (yes, there is debate on this > how far you should stretch this argument) consider a tar-ball to meet > the DFSG if the files are either the preferred form for modification OR > build-able from such a form with tools available in Debian (e.g. MS > Windows executables in the source are frowned upon by most).
I see what you mean but that's not the case here. The source code is available; that's the preferred form for modification. > Whatever you do, to prevent accidental usage of a pre-build object > file it is very common to at least clean them. It is done by `make distclean'. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
