Re: [Monotone-debian] Over-complicated debian/rules

[Stephen Leake]

Zack Weinberg <address@hidden> writes:

> On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Richard Levitte <address@hidden> wrote:
>> Modern versions of dh are quite capable and really need a very small
>> debian/rules.  From that point of view, the current 'rules' in
>> org.debian.monotone{,.for-mtn-1.0} looks overly complicated and
>> frankly, aged, and with hack upon hack, it's gotten a bit tangled to
>> boot.  Does anyone mind if I try to remake it into something simpler,
>> easier to follow?

> You're welcome to try, but the last time I tried, (which was not so
> long ago in Debian's terms) none of it could be deleted without
> breaking something.  Note in particular that 'dh', AFAIK, still does
> not support the hacks that are necessary to prevent the manual from
> getting built on the buildds (which in turn is what keeps monotone
> transitions from getting entangled with TeXLive transitions, so we
> *really* do not want to lose that).

I don't follow. Why doesn't the manual build with current Debian
Squeeze? It builds when I try it on my Debian Squeeze
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-- Stephe