Wouter Verhelst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 04:40:26PM +0200, Thomas Viehmann wrote: >> Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> >I would like to gather up some momentum for a policy change. Namely >> >that the build-arch/indep targets in debian/rules become required >> >instead of being optional. >> Wouldn't looking for the output >> make: *** No rule to make target `build-arch'. Stop. >> and then defaulting to make build be an option? > > make: *** Er is geen regel om 'build-arch' te maken. Gestopt. > > Yes, you can use LC_ALL=C, but some people do strange things to their > environment. The point is that parsing output that isn't meant for > machine consumption is usually a bad idea.
Better to check for error code 2. But again, it isn't definitiv. You would get some false positive. > OTOH, this is trivial: > > build-indep: build > build-arch: build > build: > foo > bar > baz Indeed. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]