Package: debian-policy In version 1.23 of the policy.sgml file Manoj made a few changes that were related to incorporating the packaging manual into policy.
Since the packaging manual did not have policy status this should not have changed anything in policy, certainly not without a clear consensus. The change I am objecting to is this bit: + <p> + This file must be an executable makefile, and contains the + package-specific recipes for compiling the package and + building binary package(s) out of the source. + </p> There never was a consensus that debian/rules has to be a makefile. This was discussed but the only consensus that was reached was that policy should dictate the interface to debian/rules. I suggest we either try to get a consensus on this, or downgrade the must to a recommendation. Personally I increasingly feel that make is not the right format for debian/rules. rules files are getting more complex with and expressing all the needed commands in make is becoming increasingly awkward. For this reason I want to have the freedom to use another method (a sh script), which is perfectly possible with the documented interface to debian/rules, except for this requirement that silently slipped into the policy document. Wichert. -- _________________________________________________________________ /[EMAIL PROTECTED] This space intentionally left occupied \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.liacs.nl/~wichert/ | | 1024D/2FA3BC2D 576E 100B 518D 2F16 36B0 2805 3CB8 9250 2FA3 BC2D | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
