Bug#501688: Getting dh-make-perl to use META.yml

[Damyan Ivanov]

-=| Paul Fenwick, Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 12:25:50AM +1100 |=-
> gregor herrmann wrote:
> 
> > I think it would be helpful if someone cleaned up the file and
> > changed it to a consistent style. But I agree that it would be better
> > to have that before/separate from any substantial patch in order to
> > make reviewing easier.
> 
> I'm very familiar with the idea of separating formatting changes from
> functional changes, so I'll be sending a patch (possibly a few) which will
> be changes to whitespace and comments only.

Nice. Sorry if I was pointing things that are obvious to you.

> I also want to talk about automated tests, since I hate changing any code
> when I don't have tests to go with it.  Unfortunately it's rather late here
> in Australia, so I'll need to discuss this when my eyes aren't drooping.

*sigh* dh-make-perl has no test suite. I guess the only testing we 
apply is of the "smoketest" type.

> I'm assuming at the moment that I should post patches to the bug.  
> If not, then feel free to enlighten me. If you'd prefer me to point 
> you at my git repo, and say "pull this branch", that also works for 
> me.

Either way should work.

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