Hi James, On 28-Jun-2007 22:23.53 (BST), James Westby wrote: > > cd packagename/ > > tar --strip-components=1 -zxvf ../package-version.tar.gz > > dpkg-buildpackage -S -rfakeroot > > > > Only, the .diff.gz includes the .git directory. > > > > According to the dpkg-source script, the source diff shouldn't contain the > > .git directories. > I'm not sure what you mean by this. The diff will include everything > that is in the unpacked source that isn't in the tarball. > Check out the -i options to dpkg-buildpackage and dpkg-source. Calling > > dpkg-buildpackage -S -rfakeroot -i.git
My apologies. It was my error entirely. It seems that you should specify '-iregexp' or '-i' alone - dpkg-source contains a default set of regexps, but they are not used unless -i is specified alone. I must have made a mistake in my earlier tests! Thanks for your help, rob. -- rob andrews :: pgp 0x01e00563 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
