Charles Plessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am sometimes wondering what is the best approach for packages with > no makefiles : > > a) dh_install,
That does look good (I haven't yet used it). > b) Write a Makefile, submit it to Upstream, and ship it in the debian > directory in the meantime. (as a patch ? as a file to be moved in at > the begining of the install rule in debian/rules ?). > > The advantage of b) is that it then contributes to trivialise the > packaging rules, especially if it is incorporated upstream. I agree that 'make install' is something that most non-trivial packages need regardless of Debian policy, even if it doesn't occur to their authors. Submit it upstream, definitely. -- \ "Some people, when confronted with a problem, think 'I know, | `\ I'll use regular expressions'. Now they have two problems." -- | _o__) Jamie Zawinski, in alt.religion.emacs | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
