jaalto/wmbubble — comment on commit d3bbd0486e162bcb97179c869ee5d69a43c12e48
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VERSION

It does not really matter where it comes from. Having it in a permanent file may just be easier: when someone downloads sources he can quickly cat "VERSION" for his own purposes.

PACKAGE

It's not a "make PACKAGE=" directive. The purpose is to use variables in Makefile instead of hard coded values, just like in programming. You can also apply the same Makefile "template" to other projects is you have "templatized" variables in place.

*.ORIG*

It's a Makefile, so there may be any number of rules for any different purposes. Most of the rules are run by the maintainer only and does not concern the those who download the sources. But the debian/ subdirectory is different as it shouldn't be shipped with sources as it clashes with the packaging system. Makefile doesn't. Anyway, it might be good to move *.orig* file generation to a separate target "dist-debian".