On Sun, 18 Mar 2012, Russ Allbery wrote: > Based on Ian's last response, I think the ballot has two options plus > further discussion, since I'm quite sure that we're not going to outlaw > dh: > > A. debian/rules is not required to be a makefile, only to implement the > same interface as a debian/rules file implemented as a makefile > (including handling of arguments and exit status). Debian Policy > should be updated to change the requirement to a recommendation, and > new versions of the leave package should be permitted to be uploaded to > the archive without changing debian/rules to be a makefile. > > B. The Technical Committee affirms the Debian Policy requirement that > debian/rules must be a makefile. All packages in the archive, > including leave, are required to follow this requirement. This > makefile may, as is common practice, delegate implementation of its > targets to a script. > > C. Further discussion.
I vote BAC. Don Armstrong -- More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly. -- Woody Allen http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
