Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 11:02:26PM +0200, Michael Schiansky wrote: >> On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 07:04:52PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote: >> > ... or indeed any such obfuscated patching system ... >> >> Why do you call dpatch 'obfuscated' ? >> Before I used it for one of my packages i quickly checked the code and it >> simply works. No big fancy stuff etc. >> >> Did I miss a part? > > Compared to simply making the source changes directly, it's obfuscated.
Personally I find a bunch of unrelated changes lumped together in a big diff (like, say, in openssh to pick a purely random example) is a much worse obfuscation than being forced to learn './debian/rules patch'. > I recommend using a good revision control system instead, which > offers similar benefits to developers while leaving things clear for > users. A good revision control system is of little use to other developers if it's not available to them ... -- James -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
