On Fri, 5 May 2000 19:41:23 +0200, you wrote: >Previously Marc Haber wrote: >> I like that idea. However, I have an additional issue that I'd like to >> see addressed. > >[.. snip snip ..] > >Sounds like what you want is for dpkg-source to check if >$somepath/$package.diff is present and try to apply that on unpacking?
Yes, that would sound like a reasonable thing to solve that. In my wildest dreams, I think of a special entry in /etc/apt/sources.list and having apt-get source or apt-get build pull our patches from a ftp/http server or from a file: URL. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Karlsruhe, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | Fon: *49 721 966 32 15 Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fax: *49 721 966 31 29
