Public bug reported:
The source code of this package has been written as a single large NoWeb
file. The Makefile automatically converts it into C and documentation.
However, I found this initially mystifying, as I suspect it would also
be to other casual readers who would like to know better how the
software works. I imagine it also makes it difficult to maintain. It
would be easy enough to convert it to a conventional C project:
Run the makefile to generate the C files.
Generate again a few C files that get deleted, for some reason.
Clean up the C files by removing #line indicators and reindenting.
Copy any useful documentation from the noweb file into new C comments.
Rework the makefile to build from C, removing references to noweb.
Delete unneeded noweb files and build tools.
** Affects: ifupdown (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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source code should be converted from noweb to C
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