On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 16:18:50 +0200, Josip Rodin <j...@debbugs.entuzijast.net> wrote: > > If you ignore all transitions constraints, sure. At the same time, Debian > > decided debian/rules must be a Makefile and you're not adjusting to cope. > > No, "Debian" did not decide to explicitly ban non-shell rules files at any > point in time, it was a leftover from a text conversion that never got > fixed.
You can say that and it may be literally true, but my own interpretation of history is that we never anticipated debian/rules being anything *other* than a makefile and thus an unintended loophole existed that eventually got closed. While I understand and appreciate your arguments, I personally see no practical value in having debian/rules be anything other than a makefile, and lots of reasons that having it always be a makefile is useful. Bdale
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