[Bug 1176771] Re: source code should be converted from noweb to C

[Gary Houston]

Yeah, that's true, but I thought I'd mention it here since Andrew
Shadura seems to be active in Ubuntu too (and i don't have a Debian
account). And since he isn't the original developer of the package,
there's no reason to think he's attached to noweb.

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Title:
  source code should be converted from noweb to C

Status in “ifupdown” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  The source code of this package has been written as a single large
  NoWeb file. The Makefile automatically converts it into C and
  documentation. However, I found this initially mystifying, as I
  suspect it would also be to other casual readers who would like to
  know better how the software works. I imagine it also makes it
  difficult to maintain. It would be easy enough to convert it to a
  conventional C project:

  Run the makefile to generate the C files.
  Generate again a few C files that get deleted, for some reason.
  Clean up the C files by removing #line indicators and reindenting.
  Copy any useful documentation from the noweb file into new C comments.
  Rework the makefile to build from C, removing references to noweb.
  Delete unneeded noweb files and build tools.

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