On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 10:58:27AM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > Neil Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > How does this compare with other helper scripts like debuild and > > pdebuild? > Those aren't used as part of the package build process; they're wrappers > around it that one doesn't have to use even if the maintainer does. I > think you mean debhelper. debhelper, unlike CDBS, has actual > documentation: every command has a man page, and every command does what > the man page says it does. The other thing with these other tools is that they tend to do a single, linear task without a great deal of policy or other decision making that affects the built package. It shouldn't make much diference if they are used or not. CDBS, on the other hand, has a very substantial effect on the built package. -- "You grabbed my hand and we fell into it, like a daydream - or a fever." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
