[PPL-devel] Re: RFC: packaging the PPL for RedHat and Debian

[Michael Tautschnig]

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>> - debian/docs should probably contain BUGS README TODO and CREDITS
>
> TODO is for internal use only.
>
> In contrast, you are not mentioning
>
> ChangeLog
> NEWS
> README.configure
> doc/README.doc
>
> Is the omission intended?  In other words, what is the exact semantics
> of the `debian/docs' file?
>
No, I'm sorry - it was rather a very quick listing of some examples; 
debian/docs may contain any file to be installed in 
/usr/share/doc/<packagename> - it is not required, if the files are simply 
listed in <packagename>.install .

>> - debian/rules is still missing
>
> I am sure one does not start from scratch writing one.
> Does Debian provide a standard starting point?
> I mean: we have a "configure, make, make install"
> build system afterall.

Debian provides dh_make to create such a file for you - as you're not 
using debian, you probably don't have that tool. I could send you mine, if 
you like (as generated by dh_make + autoconf-addons)?

> P.S. I am not CCing Matthew or Andrea because they already
>     are on ppl-devel.
Makes me ask: Should I send my mails to the list directly, or just CC the 
list, as I'm doing up to now?

Regards,
Michael