On 9/5/18 10:05 AM, Alec Leamas wrote: > On 05/09/18 09:39, Sebastiaan Couwenberg wrote: >> On 9/5/18 9:21 AM, Alec Leamas wrote: >>> Hi Sebastiaan, >>> > >>> The question becomes what is the lesser evil: using a get-orig-source to >>> retrieve the sources, or messing with crlf patches and who-knows-what >>> with crlf sources. >>> >>> My opinion should be clear from how I phrase this question ;) >>> >>> That said, using the watch file and rework get-orig-source to use uscan >>> to download the sources is a nobrainer. >> >> Using a watch file with git mode as suggested by Andreas is a much >> better option than the get-orig-source target in the rules file. > > As I said, perhaps not clear enough, using the watch file is an obvious > nobrainer. This gives the possibility to scan for new releases. > > My gut feeling still is that using get-orig-source and consistent lf > line ends is a better option than wading into a mess of inconsistent > line endings. That said, I'm a newbie, I could try to walk this path. > However, this means reworking large parts of my setup, and I question > the value. It will considerably delay my work.
What reworking do you need? Switching from the get-orig-source target to uscan should be trivial. I also don't understand why you're so hung up on the line ending, it shouldn't really matter which is used. > To be frank, it also effects my motivation. That's too bad. Kind Regards, Bas
