also sprach Stan Vasilyev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006.01.24.2214 +0100]: > I tried convincing the upstream to remove the debian directory, but so far he > refused. His argument is that a user should be able to download his tarball > and build it from source, build an rpm package or build a deb package. I sent
This is the way RPM works, but not Debian. Tell him no user will ever build the deb package because it is *in* Debian. > If Thierry refuses to remove the debian directory, would it be OK > for me to remove it myself and repackage pristine source without > it? What else can I do? I think that would be okay. Alternatively, just leave it in, make the -1 diff.gz empty, and start filling it up when -2 comes along. -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' : proud Debian developer and author: http://debiansystem.info `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system Invalid/expired PGP (sub)keys? Use subkeys.pgp.net as keyserver! "the condition of perfection is idleness. the aim of perfection is youth." -- oscar wilde
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