[xml/sgml] Some packaging best practices ideas

[Mark Johnson]

On Friday, November 7, Ardo van Rangelrooij wrote:
> > >  - Why don't you upgrade to debhelper v4?  For dh_installcatalogs you even need
> > >    'debhelper (>= 4.1.75)' (see my sgml-base web page).
> > 
> > I just did. 
> > 
> > But I don't understand a couple of things:
> > (a) how you know which version I'm using?, and
> 
> Your control file has 'debhelper (>> 3.0.0)'.
> 
Fixed. (In CVS, that is.)

Thanks,
-m

> > (b) is this what the DH_COMPAT number refers to?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > And thanks for the above comments. Very helpful. I'm making the
> > changes now.
> 
> You're welcome.
> 
> > > And from the nitpicking department: look at one of my rules files for a perfect
> > > aligned layout (yes, I'm that picky).  Even the order of the make targets has
> > > been put into thought.  And yes, the order of the .PHONY dependends matches the
> > > order of the make targets.  But that's just me. :-)
> > 
> > Will do. I often do, in fact, because your stuff is so immaculately
> > clean and organized. Must be a Dutch thing;-)
> 
> Yes. :-)  But you Americans always make a mess out of everything. ;-)
> 
> Thanks,
> Ardo
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