[Chicken-hackers] Debian packaging problems

[Brandon J. Van Every]

I see problems with the current stuff in the new /debian directory:

- A number of files are not in the distro, such as chicken-static, 
csc-static, and csi-static.  Also chicken.texi is in there but shouldn't 
be.  This makes me think that static, maintain-by-hand lists of files 
are most unwise.  I think CMake should generate the files that the 
Debian packaging tools need to consume, using / expanding the filename 
variables that already exist in CMakeLists.txt.  That way, when someone 
breaks the manifest, we'll know.

- build-stamp is referring to ./configure.  If that's Chicken's 
./configure, that's wrong.  Official Chicken distros are built with CMake.

Generally speaking, the model of "who's in control of the build" looks 
wrong.  I think the Debian tools should be subservient to CMake / called 
by CMake.  Looks like there will be more head scratching and 
implementation work for this.

I am now going to look at the Cygwin packaging stuff, because I actually 
have a Cygwin setup.  I think a canonical manifest is needed, so that 
many different packaging systems can be serviced.  I may implement 
proof-of-concept on Cygwin.


Cheers,
Brandon Van Every