Russ Allbery writes ("Bug#640874: leave: debian/rules is not a Makefile"):
> 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.
I vote AB.
Ian.
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