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Perl module authors are used to doing things with make:

    perl Makefile.PL    # Makes a makefile
    make                # Build the preinstall
    make test           # Run the tests
    make install        # Install everything
    make dist           # Make a CPAN distibution package
    make upload         # Send the dist to CPAN
    make clean          # Reset
    
and many others. Adding:

    make debian
    
to that list would get people to try it!

Module::Install lets you easily add Makefile targets to modules. Even targets
that only get used by the module authors.

Debian::Perl (the thing I released to CPAN yesterday as a skeleton) does this.

The next thing to do is decide what `make debian` will do and code it.

Here's a strawman plan, from what little I know:

    * Run dh-make-perl on the dist.
      * Scan the output for common errors and print FAQ suggestions.
      * Stop if there are errors.
    * Run debuild or pbuilder.
      * Scan, suggest and stop (as above)
    * Run lintian.
      * Scan, suggest and stop (as above)
    * Give them a pat on the back, and tell them what to do next.
    
Of course there would be various ways to config things. `make build` would
offer hints on config for future runs as well.