Russ Allbery <[email protected]> writes:

> 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.

Reminder: there is a vote currently in progress on this ballot.  So far,
only Ian and I have voted.  Please take a look at the cited bug and
register an opinion when you have a chance.

Per 6.3.1 of the Constitution, our voting period is one week, which means
that votes have to be sent by Wednesday (2012-03-28).

-- 
Russ Allbery ([email protected])               <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>


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