Re: [Vala] General-purpose Makefile for building Vala projects (was: Does anyone know how to use parvala?)



On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 09:35:02PM +0200, Carl wrote:

[…] handle application packaging (debian package […]

Please, please, please don’t do this.

I’ve already explained on this list ([1] and follow–up messages) why
mixing upstream releases and Debian packages is a Really Bad Idea™.

Just make your tool generate a tarball containing the source files
along with the recipe your tool needs in order to build them, and let
the ${DISTRIBUTION} maintainer handle the ${DISTRIBUTION}-specific bits.


[1] http://mail.gnome.org/archives/vala-list/2009-October/msg00018.html
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Andrea Bolognani <eof kiyuko org>
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