On Fri, Apr 05, 2002 at 03:28:39PM +0000, michael d. ivey wrote: > I've started a Wiki page at > http://wiki.debian.net/DebianWiki/DebianDirectoryInUpstreamCVS to > gather thoughts on whether it is a good idea or a bad idea to include > the debian/ dir in upstream CVS. I'd appreciate comments, either by > mail or Wiki.
As far as I'm concerned, having debian/ in upstream is a non-issue. If upstream would like to provide snapshots of Debian packages or simply to have a full spread of package configurations for the users that download the software, that's great! How hard is it to maintain someone else's debian/ directory? As hard as it is to run patch(1) or mv(1). The same practices apply. Changes to a package directory or spec file do not necessitate changes in upstream versions. Add the '-1' or '-1.1' that we normally use for package versioning. Send the patches to upstream as a low priority fix. Do you need CVS access to upstream? Na. Does upstream even use CVS? Perhaps. Is it important? Na. -- Chad Walstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | a.k.a. ^chewie http://www.wookimus.net/ | s.k.a. gunnarr
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