On Tue, 9 Nov 1999, Piotr Roszatycki wrote: > On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Jules Bean wrote: > > > On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Piotr Roszatycki wrote: > > > > It will always require GNU utils such as autoconf, gettext, make, etc. > > > > I also don't see what you would gain with a dpkg-make symlink. > > > > > > The path for GNU make is hardcoded in debian/rules file as /usr/bin/make. > > > > Doesn't stop you typing > > > > /usr/bin/gmake -f debian/rules binary > > > > does it? > > Sure, but dpkg-buildpackage command should check $MAKE shell variable > and execute correct make command if this variable is set.
I don't think that debian/rules has to be a makefile, sadly. Although it always is. This is a more general problem about #! lines being fundamentally non-portable, IMO. Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/
