On Fri, Mar 02, 2001 at 06:18:31PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote: > Wichert wrote: > > I highly object to complicant the interface to debian/rules. > Anthony wrote: > > But, uh, isn't that what you're doing? > No, because allowing non-makefile rules files wouldn't require any changes > to the interface (i.e. the ways of invoking the file).
Consider people actually trying to *use* the debian/rules though. Manoj has posted some examples that won't work anymore. "make -j0 clean build binary" might be another, for example. > It seems Wichert also wants to move the defining of $DEB_* variables to the > environment; that's a separate issue. Not really. Cheers, aj -- Anthony Towns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/> I don't speak for anyone save myself. GPG signed mail preferred. ``_Any_ increase in interface difficulty, in exchange for a benefit you do not understand, cannot perceive, or don't care about, is too much.'' -- John S. Novak, III (The Humblest Man on the Net)
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