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@js @objfw so first of all I agree about Debian packaging being what it is

15 April at 18:32 | Wall-to-wall | Open on floss.social
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js

@bugaevc @objfw How so? First there is a Makefile called debian/rules. That by default calls a bunch of dh_* tools. Those call other tools again. And in the end you override stuff in debian/rules to call other dh_* tools again. How is this not layers upon layers to hide legacy?

15 April at 18:35 | Open on ap.nil.im
gtk4-bugaevc.EXE
js

@bugaevc Oops :). I’m so used to people disagreeing with me when I say something bad about software that I misread it and added a “don’t” :flan_XD:.

15 April at 18:42 | Open on ap.nil.im
gtk4-bugaevc.EXE

@js also you missed a step, debian/rules doesn't just call dh_* tools, it calls 'dh $@', and then that does something that ends up calling the dh_* tools, or not, depending on your override_* targets 😁

Also there's this whole dh_auto thing, which tries to sniff things about your build system, and of course guesses wrong for anything non-trivial.

15 April at 19:18 | Open on floss.social
js

@bugaevc Right, there’s so many levels of wrappers that I forgot about half of them :flan_wink:.

15 April at 19:19 | Open on ap.nil.im
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