On Fri, 18 Dec 1998 17:05:17 +0100 (CET), Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Ok, I have just read the web page. It says:
> * Creating a Package using Debmake (hopefully this and the > following will be merged) Note: use of debmake is deprecated. Use > debhelper instead. Once someone writes a debhelper tutorial, it will > replace the debmake info on this page. > Of course, I don't think this is 100% fair. > In the first place, I would consider fundamentally wrong any "new > maintainer's guide" or new maintainer's web page which tells > *either* "use debmake" or "use debhelper". Well, I agree. Moreover, it's not really anyone's place to say, "this packaging tool is bad", or "this one is good". Any tool which helps maintainers create pacakges which comply with our policies is good. I have problems with debmake, mostly because no-one has given a thorough review of the source code with Policy compliance in mind. > I hope noone will object if I ask the webmasters to replace that by > the following: > "Note: Many people seem to prefer debhelper over debmake. Once > someone writes a debhelper tutorial, it will replace the debmake > info on this page." There is a debhelper-based tutorial, see the DDP pages. -- .....Adam Di [EMAIL PROTECTED]<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
