[Debian GNUstep maintainers] Extending config.mk

Yavor Doganov yavor at gnu.org
Tue Jan 16 23:07:33 UTC 2018


On Tue, 19 Dec 2017 01:00:19 +0200,
Yavor Doganov wrote:
> I think we should kill gsdh_gnustep entirely, starting with the
> horrible hack gs_make first.  Since the "debian" layout was added in
> gnustep-make, the only *useful* job that gsdh_gnustep was doing was
> for the core GNUstep packages.

I was too quick to jump to conclusions; it appears that my detachment
from Debian has took its toll.  The gsdh_gnustep tool is still
necessary for frameworks if the maintainer doesn't want to hardcode
every single hoop in .install/.links.

So it is premature to retire it.  We may think of a way to implement
this FHS_ME_HARDLY approach upstream, strictly limited to the debian
layout, and provided that they agree.  Until then, gsdh_gnustep has to
stay.  gs_make should be gone, it serves no purpose.




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