On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 05:05:06AM +0100, Simon Richter wrote: > Debian native packages should be used only if the software was > specifically written for Debian and makes no real sense on non-Debian > systems. It is very common that you change the packaging without > modifying the source code itself, and you usually don't want to release > a new version then, just a new packaging patch.
Ah, OK, I'll look into changing the way I build it. I was under the impression that debian native was the way to go whenever the developer and the package maintainer are the same person. Is it policy, in this case, *not* to include the debian/ dir in the normal release tarball as I am currently doing? > I've got a pretty busy day today, if noone has sprung forth when I > get back home, I'm going to sponsor you. thanks -- sam clegg :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :: http://superduper.net/ :: PGP : D91EE369 :: YIM : samuelbclegg :: freenode : samo :: ICQ : 14962308 :: AIM : samuelbclegg :: MSN : sambclegg $superduper: .signature,v 1.9 2002/10/23 11:20:39 sam Exp $
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